“Scientists were earnestly trying to elucidate the spontaneous generation of mice as late as the seventeenth century, when Jean Baptista van Helmont reported that “if one presses a dirty shirt into the opening of a vessel containing grains of wheat,… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Copy Share Image
“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)