Fermentation is the breakdown of sugars into alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid, a process that takes place without oxygen.[1] Louis Pasteur discovered the biological aspect of fermentation,[2] which scientists at the time held was purely chemical.
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- ↑ Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Biology. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998
- ↑ "He demonstrated that microorganisms cause both fermentation and disease . . ." Chemical Heritage Foundation