Our bacteria are picky eaters. Some of them - like Prevotelia - prefer a high carbohydrate diet, while others - like Bacteroides - stick...

A top story in today’s news is related to a recent scientific paper published in Current Biology concerning the dinosaurs. British scie...

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Starch is that stuff that stiffens your shirts. It's also what most people eat for fuel. Wheat, rice, corn, oats, potatoes are all ...

And the answer is ... either or all of the above. And this is not a complete list of all that can happen. In some rare conditions, for exa...