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Having bacteria in your food doesn't really sound great, but you couldn't have yogurt without it! Learn why in this week's QQ!

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At the World Expo in Aichi, Japan, waste from thousands of visitors is being converted into electricity through a power generation plant. Food scraps are turned into methane gas, while plastic and wood scraps are also utilized. This...

Alcohol is a naturally occurring poison. What are the risks and health problems people can suffer from alcohol use or abuse? Biology - Healthy Living - Alcohol is a toxin and is produced by fermenting yeast. Alcohol damages both the...

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Tim Healea, renowned for the quality of the breads that he makes at his bakery (little t american baker) in Portland, Oregon, said he never dreamed he'd have a career in the food business, much less own his own bakery. As a matter of...

In his most recent book, The Art of Fermentation, Sandor Ellix Katz considers himself a "fermentation experimentalist". That would appear to be an apt description for his evangelistic passion and encyclopedic knowledge of the...

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