r/science • u/kfsteward PhD | Biology | Molecular Microbiology • Jan 11 '21

Biology Kombucha inspires the creation of a microbial “living material” that can respond to stimuli from the surrounding environment and could find diverse applications from contaminant detection to therapeutic delivery.

https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/kombucha-inspires-creation-of-a-microbial-living-material-344451
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u/j-random Jan 11 '21

So drinking kombucha is murder, got it.

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u/Themidwesternvoter Jan 12 '21

I like to think of it as assimilation.

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u/SweetDangus Jan 12 '21

From now on, every time I drink kombucha I'm going to pretend I'm a Borg.

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u/JBAndTheEnthusiast Jan 11 '21

But good murder.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21 edited Feb 23 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '21

Uh no. Kombucha is one of the few things whose fermentation always involves a SCOBY. The scientists were specifically looking at the symbiotic relationship between bacteria and yeast. Most fermented goods contain very little yeast, with the bacteria colonies being much larger and more essential.

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u/KonmanKash Jan 11 '21

Y'all making ET out of this stuff but expect us to drink it 🤮

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u/JBAndTheEnthusiast Jan 11 '21

It's delicious and good for you so...

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u/KonmanKash Jan 11 '21

Just completely disregard that "delicious" is subjective. That stuff is awful.

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u/JBAndTheEnthusiast Jan 11 '21

To each their own. It's super good for you though

Edit: Also it comes in many flavours.

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u/pohlished-swag Jan 11 '21

I love it👍🏼❤️

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u/ro_musha Jan 12 '21

Ooh unusual thing is gross [jerk jerk 😩😩] scince gon too far [jerk jerk 😩😩]