1. Yakult
  2. 1921

Dr. Minoru Shirota, pionier

De Japanse wetenschapper en oprichter van het bedrijf Yakult dr. Minoru Shirota was een groot aanhanger van dr. Elie Metchnikoff. Shirota wilde graag een manier vinden om bacteriën levend in de darmen te laten aankomen. In 1921 begon hij zijn studie geneeskunde aan de Universiteit van Kyoto. Hier specialiseerde hij zich in onderzoek naar bacteriën en darmflora.

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