Yeast cells decide whether to have sex with each other within two minutes of meeting, according to new research published in Nature. One of the authors of the study, from Imperial College London, says the new insights into how yeast cells decide to mate could be helpful for researchers looking at how cancer cells and stem cells develop.
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You had me at hello: Frisky yeast know who to ‘shmoo’ after 2 minutes
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