New microbiome data show that intestinal bacteria can generate clinically relevant alcohol levels, validating a rare syndrome long dismissed by clinicians.

The metabolic process by which organisms, particularly yeasts, produce ethanol and CO 2 from sugars (e.g., glucose, fructose, & sucrose) under anaerobic conditions is called alcohol fermentation.

Despite stories of "wasps getting drunk" and "beetles consuming beer," it has been thought that alcohol consumption in the non-human animal world has not been particularly widespread, deliberate or ...

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