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Dec 08, 2020
Learn your sourdough starter’s funky secrets
Biologist Rob Dunn wants the scoop on every home baker’s recipe.
Apr 25, 2019
The secret to San Francisco’s famous sourdough: bug poop
Meet the wee, multilegged chefs behind the world's most sought-after loaves.
Feb 22, 2019
Oral yeast infection medications may be risky during pregnancy
And other treatments might be just as effective.
Jan 29, 2018
A microscopic fungus could mop up our Cold War-era nuclear waste
This hardcore yeast thrives amidst acid and radiation.
Nov 10, 2017
How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive
The perfect loaf starts with some bacterial friends.
Mar 10, 2017
What are the “natural flavors” in your food? Biotech is making the answer more complicated.
Scientists are turning to microbes to manufacture scents and flavors
Jul 28, 2016
Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two
Fungi and a photosynthetic partner also work with fungal yeast
Jul 12, 2016
A “Micro Winery” Makes Delicious Wine, Drop By Drop
A tiny but constant supply of the good stuff
Mar 28, 2016
How Yeast’s Long Journey Affects Chocolate
As humans migrated, they brought a fermenting hitchhiker
