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This is referring to one species of yeast, whereas yeast in general is many millions of years old. This only applies to what is called the Brewer’s Yeast. Yeast
by GW150914 9y ago
This is referring to one species of yeast, whereas yeast in general is many millions of years old. This only applies to what is called the Brewer’s Yeast. Yeast as a kind of organism is at least hundreds of millions of years old. As such the title should include the species name, or common name to make clear the truth of this, and prevent confusion.
- blahedo 9y agoThis is very explicitly contradicted in the article, so your claim is not simply about the inaccuracy of the title. Do you have a cite for your claim?
- GW150914 9y agoThe first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and 1,500 species are currently identified.[1][2][3] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast
- drb311 9y agoYes it originated hundreds of millions of years ago. And this new research indicates it was probably in China. (The land not the civilisation.)
- icegreentea2 9y agoNo, the research says that Saccharomyces cerevisiae probably emerged in China, not all yeast. I think the point is that the article hopelessly uses the term 'yeast'.