We've been using microbes for thousands of years to make products we need and enjoy. For example, you can thank the fungi for the cheese on your cheeseburger and yeast for your bun. Cheese and bread are two microbe-made foods people have been enjoying since civilization began, only unlike our ancient ancestors, we know that microbes are what make bread rise and milk curdle into cheese.
Yet, it seems only a few bad microbes get almost all the press. You just don't hear as much about all the many GOOD things microbes do every day. Here in my chart I would like to show just a few examples of what microbes do in every day life. |
