Microbes are all around us -- in the dirt, on our food, in the air, on our skin. We often think of them being bad or pathogenic -- for example, flu viruses, strep bacteria, or ringworm fungus. But those "bad…
Tag: Fermentation
Fermentation
Ever wonder about the science behind some of your favorite foods like yogurt, pickles, kimchi, kombucha, and bread? Well, all of these delicious foods are thanks to a process called fermentation! A Quick Historical Overview Fermentation has been around for…
Let them Eat Seaweed
It all started with an observation. Joe Dorgan, a dairy farmer living on Canada’s Prince Edward Island, noticed that the cows he let graze near the ocean produced more milk than those he kept in land-locked pastures. He thought that…
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