Discussion: can't we get along?

[Alex Brands]

On 22 Jun 1998, S L Forsburg wrote:

> As far as our 
> favorite yeasts go, pombe and cerevisiae are not identical. 
> They are quite distant in evolution. 

I've been wondering something about yeasts, and that is: what makes an
organism a "yeast"?  I've asked some of my friends in yeast labs, and I
haven't gotten an answer

Does it have to do with their fermenting abilities?

Alex