Bourdain: Discovery killed ‘Brew Masters’ because big beer threatened to pull ads
Did Big Beer kill the TV show about Dogfish Head brewery? This short article will send you off in different directions trying to gauge the likelihood of this id...
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Biology’s ‘dark matter’ hints at fourth domain of life – New Scientist
Microbial geneticists found some really divergent sequences in ocean microbes collected on the Sorcerer II study by Venter and gang. One possible thought is tha...
Microbes Give Mice Intestinal Fortitude – ScienceNOW
"The findings add to the growing understanding of the complex relationship between our health and the bacteria living in and on our bodies. They also add t...
Friendly bacteria fight the flu : Nature News
“Neomycin-sensitive bacteria naturally present in the mice’s bodies provided a trigger that led to the production of T cells and antibodies that cou...
Do gut bacteria worsen malnourishment? : Nature News
“Ultimately, Smith would like to identify a bacterium or set of bacteria that protects children from kwashiorkor, and add it to the emergency rations hand...
In Defence of Cheese | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Cool manifesto Bookmarked in Delicious. Read this article…
Meet the Mastermind Behind That E. coli Google Logo – ScienceInsider
Very funny. Video, too. Bookmarked in Delicious. Read this article…
The Deep Carbon Observatory: Going underground | The Economist
“Current estimates suggest that half of all the living matter on Earth lives underground, at depths of up to 5km. Some people think the share may be bigge...
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New Startup Vedanta Harnesses Microbial Activities to Boost Healthy Immune Function | Xconomy Microbes to modulate immune system in gut. So looking forward to t...
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Infinium: An entirely new style of beer from Sam Adams and Weihenstephan – Culture Desk – An Entertainment and cultural blog by The Boston Globe &qu...