跨域自然:食物中的微小住客
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以微生物對食物發酵作用出發,首先介紹發酵食品中所運用到的微生物,這些微生物除了能讓食品產生特殊的風味之外,大多具有悠長的歷史背景,甚至在文明的發展扮演重要的角色,而近年來,微生物領域科學的進步,證實了微生物在人體的重要性並不止於食品製作上的應用,人體與微生物之間交互作用之深可謂生命共同體,本課程希望以跨領域的方式,讓非生物醫學領域的同學明瞭微生物在食品以致於人類文明歷史發展上的地位,並且探討微生物如何從食品、生活環境進入人體,成為體內不可或缺的住客。
Starting from the effect of microorganisms on food fermentation, we first introduce the microorganisms used in fermented foods. In addition to producing special flavors in food, most of these microorganisms have a long historical background and even play an important role in the development of civilization. In recent years, scientific progress in the field of microorganisms has confirmed that the importance of microorganisms in the human body is not limited to their application in food production. The interaction between the human body and microorganisms can be described as a community of life. This course will be conducted by using a cross-field approach to teach non-biological students to understand the role of microorganisms in food and the historical development of human civilization, and subjects will be discussed on how microorganisms enter the human body from food and living environment and become indispensable residents in the body. |
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微生物為小到肉眼看不見的生命體,為維持生命,微生物會分解某些成分,產生能量和其他物質,如此作用即為發酵的本質,微生物經由這樣的作用改變食物的風味,我們利用這樣的特性至做出各式各樣的發酵食品,然而微生物的作用五花八門,食物的腐壞也是微生物作祟,更甚者,微生物能夠定殖於生物體(包括人體)內與生物產生交互作用,並在正常生理反應中扮演不可或缺的角色,課程中內容將包含三大部分,第一部分─發酵作用相關微生物及作用機轉。第二部分─發酵食物的相關背景知識及歷史介紹,第三部分─微生物與人體的交互作用。 |