Yeast Cells (IMAGE) University of Washington Caption Nemhauser's team engineered budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to respond to auxin, developing a new research tool to investigate how auxin affects plant proteins. Credit N/A (open access image) Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.