date:Apr 11, 2014
ago, found its way to the caves and monastery cellars of Bavaria where lager beer was first concocted.
This yeast really is native to Patagonia, explains Hittinger, who was part of the international team that discovered Saccharomyces eubayanus three years ago. We found two major populations that seem to be distinct. The trees they're associated with seem to provide everything they need. They're happy there.
Hittinger's colleague, Diego Libkind of the Institute for Biodiversity and Environment