Some Yeast Cells Sexually Reproduce Via "Shmooing"
Did you know that the yeast used to make beer and bread is capable of intimate reproduction ? That ’s right – these single - celled fungi can get it on in a process called “ shmooing ” . The term originates from the fact that , when they ’re getting down to it , yeast cells resemble ashmoo : a blobby , orotund quality created by cartoonist Al Capp in 1948 ....