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We have been making cheese for millennia, but researchers are only now getting to grips with how bacteria, fungi and viruses combine to create its characteristic flavours and textures
Bread. Yeast. Wine. Cheese. All these delicious foods are courtesy of various forms of domesticated fungi. So how, exactly, did humans tame wild fungi into the cooperative species that make...
Truck damages covered bridge in Thetford Center A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge in Thetford Center on Friday. Authorities say the damage to the bridge appeared cosmetic. (Courtesy photograph) A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge in Thetford Center on Friday. Authorities say the damage to the bridge appeared cosmetic. (Courtesy photograph) Modified: 4/24/2021 10:05:20 PM THETFORD — A box truck crashed into the Sayre Covered Bridge on Friday, causing minor damage to the entrance, according to a news release from Thetford police. The driver, Benjamin Wolfe, 31, o...
The big fat sourdough study: researchers reveal surprising diversity, tackle baking myths Scientists peered into those sourdough starter jars to see what makes it tick. When the pandemic started, sourdough bread boomed almost overnight. Stuck inside their homes, many turned to this comforting ancient craft and baked, at least for a while, delicious sourdough bread. There’s a deceptive complexity to this craft, however. In a new study, scientists mapped the microbial life of sourdough starters in unprecedented detail and confirmed two things: sourdough starters really are different from one ...