Human Genes Can Save Yeast

Human genes were found to prevent the microorganisms from dying in yeast. An experiment done showed that 400 human-to-yeast gene replacements performed found about 50 percent helped resolve a missing vital function. Baker's yeast shared a common ancestor with humans about a billion years ago. Biologist Edward Marcotte mentioned that when you read DNA and look at their genomes you can notice equivalencies. 

       The shared genes were similar and the task was to see if the human protein can replace the gene in a yeast cell. Tests were performed on whether transfer of the equivalent, or orthologous, human gene could save the yeast from dying. The experiment found that 43% of the gene replacements could save the yeast. I found this article very interesting because it shows the different ways the genes in our body can be implemented to help scientific research and learn new discoveries.

http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/05/yeast-can-live-human-genes
 http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/43043/title/Human-Genes-Can-Save-Yeast