FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 17, 2020·3 min readPsychedelic compound from magic mushrooms produced in yeastPsilocybin can be produced de novo in yeast. The findings could help with the development of drugs that utilize the psychedelic compound to treat depression and other mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 12, 2019·4 min readPotential vitamin and Alzheimer’s drug produced in yeastResearchers were able to produce 0.6 grams of ergothioneine, a natural amino acid that has promising effects on Alzheimer's disease in animal studies, per liter of yeast broth via a small scale fermentation process.Read More