Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

Discoveries that could help diabetics titled in honour of activist and journalist murdered in AmazonScientists in Brazil have found two new species of fermenting yeasts and named them after journalistDom Phillips and activist Bruno Pereira, the two men murdered last year in the Amazon rainforest.The discovery came from four isolates of the Spathaspora species, according to a paper published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira World news Science Amazon rainforest Brazil Deforestation Environment Conservation Americas Source Type: news