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Now published in Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social. Free access in the next 50 days via authors.elsevier.com/a/1kWGb_LsQS...

6/6 Shoutout: Big thanks to Xiang Li @xiang-l.bsky.social and Robson de Assis Souza. This has been a long journey! I am super happy with the final result and you can both be very proud of it!

5/6 📚 Conclusion: Our study sheds light on how glucose metabolism governs yeast cellular characteristics. Understanding these relationships could significantly influence biotechnological applications in fermentation processes. 🍞🥂 #Biotechnology #CellMorphology

4/6 ⚗️ Physiological Correlations: Our results also revealed strong relationships between glucose uptake rates and key physiological parameters, including Ethanol Production Rate (EPR) and Biomass Yield (Yx/s). Larger cells have fermentation capabilities! 🍷 #Fermentation

3/6 🔗 Causal Relationship: Importantly, we demonstrated that glucose metabolism determines cell morphology rather than the other way around. This suggests a fundamental principle in yeast biology, where metabolism shapes cellular features. 💡 #CellBiology

2/6 🔍 Key Finding: We discovered a universal principle: Larger cells have a higher volume-specific (!) glucose uptake rate.