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Yeast

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

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The Amazing Past and Present of Research on Yeast Genetics

Mass produced American yeast changed the course of World War II and Silicon Valley. Charles Fleishman's wealth couldn't solve his discrimination as a Jewish man. We all can thank yeast for everything from Egyptian yeast still working to the yeasts all around us and on us. If you support this show at maximumfun.org there is more secretly incredibly fascinating stuff available to you right now.

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