Bottle of beer made from genetically modified yeast, England, 1995

Beer brewed using genetically modified yeast, December 1995 Beer brewed using genetically modified yeast, December 1995

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Beer brewed using genetically modified yeast, December 1995
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Beer brewed using genetically modified yeast, December 1995
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Beer brewed using genetically modified yeast, December 1995

Genetically modified yeast was used to brew this beer… purely for research purposes. The brewers, BRF International, were investigating organisms present in yeast that could potentially spoil the taste of regular beer.

Details

Category:
Biotechnology
Object Number:
1996-297
Materials:
glass, metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 200 mm 60 mm, .57kg
type:
bottle
credit:
BRF International