Useful Yeast

Explore the fascinating story and work of Hans Krebs. A doctor, a bio chemist and also a refugee, Krebs fled the Nazis during World War Two.

His work had a hugely important role to play in how we understand our respiratory system. Krebs won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1953. This experiment will see you take on the role of both baker and chemist as you discover the impact of yeast in baking and what conditions it needs in order to be healthy and to respire.