Yeast Research

by James A. Barnett and Linda Barnett

Published 28 April 2011

The comprehensive history of yeast research.

  • Traces the growing understanding of yeasts and their role in the evolution of microbiology, biochemistry, cytology, and genetics.
  • Details how findings in yeast research were used to overcome complex problems and to develop currently accepted scientific concepts and methods.
  • Emphasizes experimental evidence, by reproducing many figures from the original researchers' work as well as illustrations of the equipment they used.
  • The book is enlivened with images of many of the scientists and offers accounts of notable incidents in the lives of some of them.
  • Serves as a resource for microbiology, biochemistry, or general biology students.

This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.