James and Shannon do a deep dive into Omega Yeast's discovery of the HZY1 gene in yeast. 

 

Sources for today's show:

2023. Omega Yeast. Omega Yeast Discovers a Yeast Gene that Makes Beer Hazy.

https://omegayeast.com/news/omega-yeast-discovers-a-yeast-gene-that-makes-beer-hazy 

 

2023.Keith Lacy, Rita Mormando, Jeremy R. Smith, Patrick A. Gibney, Lance M. Shaner, Laura T. Burns. Identification of the yeast mannoprotein gene HZY1 as a key genetic determinant for yeast-derived haze in beer

 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.10.548400v1

 

(2023). Shana Solarte. Uncovering a Gene for Haze  https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.10.548400v1

 

(2022) Oregon State University. Genetically modified yeast yields intense hop aromas in beer, Oregon State research finds. https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/genetically-modified-yeast-yields-intense-hop-aromas-beer-oregon-state-research-finds-0 

 

(2016) Ewen Callaway. Nature.  Ale genomics: how humans tamed beer yeast. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.20552 

 

Gallone, B. et al. (2016). Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)31071-6