Ben Ketchum is a microbiologist who lives in Montana and has just one year left to gain his tenure. Ben also lost his anthrax grant so now he's forced to turn t

Ben Ketchum is a microbiologist and he's just returned from Egypt, where he learned all about the surprising brewer's yeast. Now he's being offered a chance to

The story of how microbes and the diseases they cause have come to influence our modern everyday world, sometimes over thousands of years, a guide to ancient hi

"[The author] argues that we cannot ascribe too much importance to yeast, and that its discovery and controlled use profoundly altered human history"--Amazon.co

The story of how microbes and the diseases they cause have come to influence our modern everyday world, sometimes over thousands of years, a guide to ancient hi