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Posts Tagged ‘Microbiology’

Breakthrough in Food Safety

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Back in October, we posted about an exciting advance in Microbiology that could revolutionize the food industry, providing solutions to determining food safety and avoiding costly waste. We now have an article in the Spring 2009 issue of Terra to share with you! Until now, there’s been no quick, accurate way to directly test food […]

Assessing the Threat of Whirling Disease

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Risk Assessments May Help Control Spread of Whirling Disease in rainbow trout and other salmonids: There are no effective ways to control the disease once it’s introduced. This makes it important, researchers say, to identify the most vulnerable river systems and take all the necessary steps, including public education efforts, to prevent it from becoming […]