Nigel Chimbetete

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Nigel Chimbetete has a PhD in Food Science, specializing in Nutritional Biochemistry and Food Product Development. He is passionate about all topics surrounding Food Biochemistry & Food Sustainability. Outside of the lab, Nigel enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, travelling, and playing five-a-side soccer with his local community. Connect with him through @ChimbesHealth on X and on Instagram @dr.chimbeshealth.

fermentation in kimchi can teach us about microbes

Fermentation Workshops: A Public Gateway to Microbial Science 

Scientists and chefs team up on a cooking class that explores what fermentation in kimchi, chow chow, and kombucha teach us about microbes ...
close-up of an earthworm in natural setting, among dead leaves and sprigs of grass. Changing the earthworm's diet is an innovation in protein upcycling.

Protein Upcycling Turns Corn Waste into Better Edible Earthworms

Scientists test protein upcycling by using maize leftovers to grow mushrooms, then using the more nutritious by-product to feed earthworms ...
Lab setting where an oyster has a needle in its flesh for extraction as part of antibiotic research against superbugs

The Potential of Oysters in the Fight Against Superbugs

Superbugs have evolved to resist existing antimicrobial treatments, but new research into oysters may lead us to better antibiotics ...