Bagels
What makes the bagel so different from ordinary bread is the cooking process.
Malaria is caused by the single-celled parasite Plasmodium. It is transmitted from one person to another by certain species of blood sucking mosquito. The parasite spends part of its complex life cycle inside red blood cells.
Micro-organisms, for example, fungi and bacteria play an important role in the production of many of the foods we eat and drink.
Microbial activity is an essential feature of both traditional biotechnology, which uses conventional techniques such as fermentation through to modern biotechnology, which uses processes such as genetic modification to enhance some food production.
Microbiology Society members' favourite microbial recipes are listed below and can be downloaded as PDF files:
What makes the bagel so different from ordinary bread is the cooking process.
Ginger beer originated in England, in the mid-1700s, where it became the favourite drink for over 150 years.
Yoghurt is a fermented milk product in which milk is inoculated with a starter culture containing two different types of lactic acid bacteria.
The fragrant flower heads from the elder tree can be used to make a refreshing summer drink called elderflower “champagne”.