GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Aug. 14, 2015) -- Overseas government service workers subject to the Defense Department's 5-year employment limitation will be restored to a higher status in the priority placement program, according to a DOD memorandum released Aug. Read more [...]

Using novel sequencing techniques, a team of US researchers have traced the origins of the yeast used in making most popular lager beer all the way back to 15th century Bavaria in southeastern Germany.As any beer snob worth their salt will tell you that a good brew depends largely on the quality of the yeast – but what exactly do we know about the evolution of the fungal organisms frequently used as ingredients in the various ales and lagers enjoyed the world over? The original yeast called Saccharomycescerevisiae Read more [...]