“This is a miracle of coevolution—the bacteria that coexist with us in our bodies enable us to exist. Microbiologist Michael Wilson notes that “each exposed surface of a human being is colonized by microbes exquisitely adapted to that particular environment.”21… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share
“Captain James Cook was famously credited with conquering scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) by bringing barrels of sauerkraut with him to sea and feeding it… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“Moving toward a more harmonious way of life and greater resilience requires our active participation. This means finding ways to become more aware of and connected to the other forms of life that are around us and that constitute our food -- plants and animals, as well as bacteria and fungi -- and to the resources, such as water, fuel,… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share
“This is a miracle of coevolution—the bacteria that coexist with us in our bodies enable us to exist. Microbiologist Michael Wilson notes that “each exposed surface of a human being is colonized by microbes exquisitely adapted to that particular environment.”21 Yet the dynamics of these microbial populations, and how they interact with our bodies, are still largely unknown. A 2008… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share
“The problem with killing 99.9 percent of bacteria is that most of them protect us from the few that can make us sick.” — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“Are the acidifying bacteria in milk or the yeasts in grape juice our servants, or are we doing their bidding by creating the specialized environments in which they can proliferate so wildly? We must stop thinking in such hierarchical terms and recognize that we, like all creation, are participants in infinite interrelated biological feedback loops, simultaneously unfolding a vast multiplicity… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share
“Recent study of beetle digestive tracts has found more than 650 distinct yeasts, at least 200 of which were previously unidentified,” — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“Scientists were earnestly trying to elucidate the spontaneous generation of mice as late as the seventeenth century, when Jean Baptista van Helmont reported that… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“Life’s truths cannot always be reduced to 12-point Times Roman.” — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“2. Users of bells and whistles such as grapes and milk in their starter vs. flour-and-water minimalists. (Lest you reflexively award moral victory to… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
![“2. Users of bells and whistles such as grapes and milk in their starter vs. flour-and-water minimalists. (Lest you reflexively award moral victory to the purists, note that the grapes side includes such heavy hitters as Nancy Silverton and the man Anthony Bourdain describes as “[God’s] personal…” quote by Sandor Ellix Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/41e/sandor-ellix-katz-41579_gold-rush_2-users-of-bells-and-whistles-such-as-gr_2698552.jpg)