Giulia Enders

Most cholesterol is produced in the liver and the gut, where tiny messenger substances manufactured by the bacteria can partly control those processes

it weren’t for cholesterol, we would have unstable cells and no sex hormones or vitamin D

Bacteria help to feed us, make some foods more digestible, and produce their own substances.

Once inside the bird’s gut, the Salmonellae can multiply, and they are eventually excreted. Since chickens have only one hole for all export goods, the egg cannot avoid coming into contact with Salmonellae in the bird’s feces. The bacteria are then found only on the shells of eggs—they only get inside when the shell is cracked

In a slaughterhouse dispatching 200,000 birds a day, one batch of cheap-feed chickens is enough to give the gift of Salmonella to all the other birds in the bath.

Even just ten minutes’ exposure to a temperature of 167 degrees Fahrenheit (75 degrees Celsius) is enough to see off all Salmonella bacteria. That’s why a carefully roasted chicken is not usually the culprit, but rather the lettuce leaves for the side salad, left to soak briefly in the same kitchen sink.

Rule number two: Always wash anything that comes into contact with raw meat or eggshells thoroughly with hot water—chopping boards, hands, cutlery, kitchen sponges, and colanders, for example

The experiment is now considered flawless and scientifically sound.

The experiment is now considered flawless and scientifically sound.

The experiment is now considered flawless and scientifically sound