Today's Google Doodle pays tribute to Dr. Stamen Grigorov, a Bulgarian physician and microbiologist, on his 142nd birthday. Grigorov was the first scientist to discover Lactobacillus bulgaricus, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. The discovery of Lactobacillus bulgaricus started with simple curiosity and a ...

Almost each person in the world knows that Bulgaria is the homeland of the yoghurt. However, this unique product garnered a worldwide fame in the end of 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

Medically reviewed by Barbie Cervoni, RD Fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, and sauerkraut are sources of probiotics that support a healthy gut.Probiotic foods may ease symptoms of conditions like ...

Probiotics, a field that seeks to use edible bacteria to improve human health, may soon undergo a metamorphosis. Students at MIT and Caltech are using the techniques of synthetic biology to create ...

If milk does a body good, yogurt may do a body better. "It's one of the most perfect foods," says nutritionist Amy Jamieson-Petonic, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "It's a great ...

Google is celebrating the life’s work of microbiologist and physician Dr Stamen Grigorov with a Doodle on what would have been his 142nd birthday. Born on 27 October 1878 in the village of Studen ...

Microbes like bacteria often get a bad reputation since bacteria are known to cause disease. However, bacteria are more than just pathogens. They're actually crucial for human health. There may be as ...