“Captain James Cook was famously credited with conquering scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) by bringing barrels of sauerkraut with him to sea and… — Sandor Ellix Katz James Cook 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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Active participation 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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Biology 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… — 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 Education 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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Science Copy Share Image
“Life’s truths cannot always be reduced to 12-point Times Roman.” — Sandor Ellix Katz Life 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… — Sandor Ellix Katz Gold rush Copy Share Image
