PLoS Biology: How Bacteria Turn Fiber into Food
“Now, a new study by Eric Martens, David Bolam, and colleagues has looked into how a pair of the most common species of gut bacteria metabolize polysaccha...
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Friendly bacteria move in mysterious ways : Nature News
“Many yoghurts are loaded with live bacteria, and labelled with claims that consuming these microorganisms can be good for your health. But a study publis...
Recruitment in the sea: bacterial genes required for inducing larval settlement in a polychaete worm : Nature
“This study has identified the first bacterial genes required for induction of settlement and metamorphosis of a marine invertebrate animal.” This i...
Probiotics (MCP-1084) – Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
A Global Strategic Business Report This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Probiotics in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytic...
Global probiotics market approaching $30bn by 2015: Report
“Global Industry Analysts (GIA) predicts the global probiotics market will be worth $28.8bn by 2015, even though the market is still considered to be in i...
Probiotic-prebiotic combination may ease eczema in kids: Study
“Supplements containing a combination of Lactobacillus salivarius and fructo-oligosaccharide for eight weeks were associated with significant reductions i...
University of Massachusetts Amherst creates 12,000 square foot food garden — City Farmer News
“The story of a group of University of Massachusetts students who set out to initiate the construction of the school’s first permaculture garden a year ag...
Trend: Probiotics, and a commentary
When I lived in the US in the 90s, it was hard to find live-culture yogurt in supermarkets (you could find them in natural food stores, of course). The only one...
Fortify your poop – Transfaunation
As you know, I’m always looking for practical uses of microbes. One that I stumbled upon a long while back was “transfaunation”, or, seeding o...
Domestic-use in-vessel composters – really cool
I stumbled upon domestic-use in-vessel composters (on a lead from @harvestpower, of course). I had heard of in-vessel composting, but never realized that at lea...