Insights on good bacteria

Explore the Power of Good Bacteria™
What if we started looking to nature for answers to build a sustainable future? It's possible already. Discover the wonderful world of good bacteria and join the conversation using #goodbacteria on social media.
"If you don't like bacteria, you're on the wrong planet"
– Steward Brand
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Recommendation of the month

A photographic exploration of the microbial world
December 2020
Let microbe experts Chimileski and Kolter take you on a stunning visual exploration of the inhabitants of an invisible microbial world. Through stories and world-class photography, Life at the Edge of Sight celebrates the wonders of the microscopic organisms that shape our world.

Podcast: David Zilber on fermentation as a commitment to your future
November 2020
Listen to this episode of “At a Distance” to hear David Zilber, former head of fermentation at Noma and now partner to Chr. Hansen, share his passion for fermentation. Discussing the symbiosis between mankind and microbes, Zilber shares how science can re-invent how we think about food.
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Kiss the Ground – a Netflix documentary
October 2020
In this documentary, Woody Harrelson makes the case that our soil – and the millions of microbes that call it home – can help solve our most pressing environmental issues. Discover the ways in which the earth's soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet.
"Probiotic pills could bring an end to malnutrition"
– Bill Gates, The Telegraph, October 7, 2019
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Instagram accounts we like to follow
- @nomafermants – Get behind the walls of the fermentation lab of the award-winning restaurant Noma in Copenhagen.
- @bacteriagram – A beautiful feed filled with colorful petri dish images of bacteria.
- @chefedwardlee – The chef behind the feature documentary "Fermented" takes us behind the scenes of his life.
- @guiliaenders – This German scientist "gut" it figured out! The key to live a happier, healthier life is inside us.
- @micropia_amsterdam – When you look from really close, a new world is revealed...
- @michaelpollan – Fascinated about places where nature and culture intersect: on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in our minds.
- @thesourscientist – Master blender and yeast scientist at Mikkeller Baghaven in Copenhagen crafting wild and rustic ales with native microflora.
- @toolbeer – Copenhagen based craft brewery.
- @david_zilber – Fermentation guru, former Head of the Lab at Noma and New York Times bestselling author of The Noma Guide to Fermentation.
Join the conversation! Use #goodbacteria on social media.
Explore how the Power of Good Bacteria™ work from farm to fork

Healthy plants
Learn how microbial solutions for today’s farmers can help lower the use of chemical pesticides and create a sustainable food system.
Go to our Plant Health section
Healthy animals
Discover how good bacteria in livestock farming can improve animal health and feed conversion while lowering the use of antibiotics.
Go to our Animal Health section
Healthy food
Learn how bacteria can help fight food waste without compromising the consumers' wish for healthy, authentic, tasty and convenient food.
Go to our Food Cultures & Enzymes section
Healthy people
Explore the health benefits of probiotics and how these good bacteria can reduce the need for antibiotics and improve general well-being.
Go to our Human Health section