Joseph Heintz, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae — otherwise known as baker’s yeast, for making leavened bread products.
- Pseudomonas putida — cleans wastes from sewage water at water treatment plants.
- Escherichia coli — lives in the human digestive system and allows us to digest the food we eat.
- Streptomyces — a soil bacteria that is used to treat infections.
Written by Heather Falconer
Heather Falconer holds undergraduate degrees in Graphic Arts and Environmental Science, as well as an MFA in Writing and an MLitt in Literature. She is currently completing her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, with an emphasis on rhetoric in/and/of science. Heather has worked internationally in academic publishing as both an author and editor, and has taught a wide range of topics from research writing to marine biology in the public and private educational sectors.