And ideally, any new product should look, feel, and taste as good as the food it replaces—and be able to overcome any skepticism from consumers uncertain about using bacteria in their kitchen.

Scientists want to study the way your body’s gut microbes react and interact with psychedelic substances like magic mushrooms ...

LanzaTech is hoping that bacteria ... The global food system is responsible for roughly 25% to 35% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions today (depending on how you tally them up), and ...

where trillions of microorganisms blur the lines between other and self. Just as food illuminates the importance of the microbial community within you, it also shines a light on your social community.

You are what you eat — at least when it comes to the microbiome. A catalogue of microorganisms from more than 2,500 cheeses, meats and other foods suggests that a small portion of each person ...

“[Now] we have an idea which microbes you should expect to find in a given food,” said Segata, who added that this provides a basis to test foods for potential spoilage and quality control. “The more ...