Beer on Mars? Yeasts are microorganisms which have accompanied hu-
factories.
In
the
BioWar
project
students
deal
mankind for thousands of years. They have been used for
with isolation and selection of yeast applied in beer
production of, among others, bread, wine and bear. At the
industry. One of the most popular strains is BW-17, which
same time, they are one of the best known microorganisms,
was obtained from an old apple tree and then used to
thanks to which they are used in numerous ways.
brew the first commercially available university beer
During space missions they can serve as a source
in Poland.
of whole food as well as microscopic pharmaceutical
Michał Krzyżowski, PhD student Co-author of the BioWar project Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice
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