What connects the human microbiome, sourdough bread and biodegradable materials? Yeast has been a staple of gastronomy for thousands of years and it is now emerging as an exciting medium for bioartists and designers! Here are five new ways to think about this organism.
Read MoreHuman species tend to think of themselves as winners of the evolution lottery. We are increasingly shaping the living environment in a way that answers to our societal and even more so, economical needs, almost entirely ignoring the needs of other creatures with whom we are co-inhabiting the world. But what we also know is that humans are not so uniquely human after all. As soon as you pass through the birth canal you become a living environment for thousands and thousands of micro-organisms.
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