42: Human Cheese

This week we discuss cheese made from human bacteria, an interview with René Redzepi of Noma, music made by microbes, how to make sriracha, dairy waste turned useful, and more.

Show notes:

[The Q&A: René Redzepi: Foraging and fermenting
The Economist](https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2013/11/qa-ren-redzepi)

[René Redzepi: A Work in Progress
Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714866911/fermup-20)

[Human Cheese
Dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2013/11/20/olafur-eliasson-tears-used-to-make-human-cheese/)

Christina Agapakis

Fermentophone

[MSG, Seasoned For A Comeback
NPR](https://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/11/17/245728214/msg-seasoned-for-a-comeback)

[Judge Orders California Sriracha Factory to Halt Odor-Making Operations
Eater National](https://eater.com/archives/2013/11/27/judge-orders-sriracha-factory-to-halt-odormaking-operations.php)

[How to Make Sriracha from Scratch
Serious Eats](https://www.seriouseats.com/2012/02/how-to-make-sriracha-from-scratch-sauces.html)

[Milwaukee Will Smell Extra-Cheesy This Winter
Take Apart](https://www.takepart.com/article/2013/11/24/dairy-brine-milwaukee-cheese-roadways)

[Bacteria Turn Dairy Waste Into Clean Burning Biofuel
Wisconsin Public Radio News](https://news.wpr.org/post/bacteria-turn-dairy-waste-clean-burning-biofuel)

[Microbial biogeography of wine grapes is conditioned by cultivar, vintage, and climate
PNAS](https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/11/20/1317377110.abstract?sid=8f8cd724-4105-404f-ac6b-b1f4716426de)

[Plastic tanks catch on in wine industry
The Press Democrat](https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131103/business/131109940#page=0)

[Why We Don’t Eat Beef for Thanksgiving
Mother Jones](https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/11/seasonal-meat-beef-turkey-thanksgiving)

[Science After Dark
Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ScienceAfterDarkSLO)

[Science and Cooking 2013 Lecture Series
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/cooking)

[The Science of Gastronomy
Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/course/scigast)

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