Chocolate production involves a fermentation process where several bacteria and yeasts produce compounds that contribute flavor and aromas to make delicious chocolate!
Fungi
Aflatoxin, a toxic fungi, can lurk in foods. Researchers are exploring a natural solution: probiotic bacteria found in yoghurt. Can these friendly microbes help to make our food safe?
Plants smuggle vesicles containing the information for antimicrobial effectors into fungi to defend themselves against an ongoing infection.
Dislike beets but like the color red? We now have a yeast producing the same red color but waaaay better for the environment.
Extremophile fungi evolve novel biochemical pathways to survive, and some could produce cancer-fighting compounds.
What are ELMs and how can fungi be used to create self-repairing living materials?
These fungi have a unique ability to make ice crystals. Here is the protein responsible.
Cultivation with extremophile fungi increases crops’ nutritional value and resilience to extreme stressors amid exoplanetary-like conditions
Will fungi be our future air-conditioners?
Yeasts are not just for bread. Scientists discovered yeasts might hold the key to understanding how we combat viral infection.
