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Ancient Yeast Used To Brew Modern Beer
Kozar_The_Malignant writes "Yeast trapped inside a 45 million year old weevil, trapped inside amber has been extracted, activated, and used to brew beer. According to the report, the beer has 'a weird spiciness at the finish.' The brewer, Raul Cano, a scientist at the California Polytechnic State University, attributes this to the yeast's unusual metabolism. 'The ancient yeast is restricted to a narrow band of carbohydrates, unlike more modern yeasts, which can consume just about any kind of sugar,' said Cano. Cano brews barrels of Pale Ale and German Wheat Beer under the Fossil Fuels Brewing Co. label."
I'm proud that slashdotters have avoided the obvious Bea Arthur joke.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Apparently they are having some difficulty with the beer, having broken out of its electric fences, it's been chasing around the lab technicians.
Hopefully they won't figure out how to open the doors.
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
It depends on how many you can convince her to drink.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
Interesting...that's exactly what Dr. Ian Malcolm keeps saying!
Who cares what he says.
Never trust people who come back from the dead, that's what I always say... From snarky scientists to pacifistic carpenters, zombies will lead you wrong every time!
Nah, what could possibly go wrong? I for one, want my pet raptor...