What a Bird Brain

Yeast, a type of fungus, is commonly found in baking products such as bread. It releases carbon dioxide during respiration, making "fizzy" drinks "fizz"

It turns out many organisms have the FOXP2 gene, including yeast, fish, flies, and bees. Therefore, FOXP2 is not just used for speech. Exactly what this protein does, how it interacts with language and other factors to change genetic transcription will be interesting to consider in future research.

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Yeast is a type of fungus that is used in many baking products, such as bread, beer, and root beer.

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Can you think of any other genes or anatomical structures that are common to many different organisms? Why might organisms that seem different actually have many genes or structures that are the same?

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