Daily Archives: October 24, 2015

“Rein in the runoff”

Increasing amounts of natural land in the United States are being converted to impervious (hardened) surfaces, such as roads, rooftops, sidewalks, and parking lots. Water that once largely percolated through the soil to recharge groundwater supplies is

Yeasts make your life sweet!

Recently was found that the low-calorie sweetener Erythritol might be produced from waste by special species of yeast, Yarrowia lipolytica. Erythritol is natural, tastes almost exactly like table sugar, but it does not cause obesity. Erythritol belongs