Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits.

Carotenoids are everywhere in our lives, even if most of us never notice them. They are the pigments that make tomatoes red, carrots orange, and salmon pink, and they are also some of the most ...

In one of the most rigorous metabolomic comparisons ever attempted on African megafauna, researchers have mapped the ...

New research shows that sourdough fermentation does more than make bread rise—it transforms wheat fibers in unexpected ways. Scientists found that enzymes already present in wheat, activated by the ...

Lactic acid is a natural preservative often found in foods like yogurt, baked goods, and pickled vegetables. Along with making your food last longer, it can boost your health by strengthening your ...

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Rolls of brightly colored plastic. After it is used and discarded, polylactic acid could be used as a feedstock for making the amino acid alanine. Credit: Shutterstock One of the simpler amino acids, ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. The techniques used to ...

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