Fermentation has evolved into precision fermentation, utilizing biotechnology to engineer microorganisms that produce ...

Like wine and cheese, chocolate has terroir, a sense of the place it was grown. Each bonbon or bar may carry unique flavors shaped by the soil, rainfall and temperature of the farm. But much of that ...

Lactic acid bacteria are critical to the dairy, food processing, and nutrition industries. Used as probiotics, flavor compounds, and starter cultures for fermented foods such as yogurt, the bacteria ...

When I'm choosing the perfect half gallon of 2% at the grocery store, I've seen milk cartons that look a little bloated, like someone overinflated a balloon. Are these swollen containers of milk safe ...

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like ...

Portland is about to get a whole lot funkier when the Portland Fermentation Festival returns to the Ecotrust building on Thursday, Oct. 10. Following last year’s triumphant return after a three-year ...