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two black-and-white microscope images, one with a few black dots, the other with many rod-shaped bacteria
Identifying a Killer, 1895
A contaminated ham put bacteriologist Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem on the path to discovering the microbe that produces botulinum toxin.
Identifying a Killer, 1895
Identifying a Killer, 1895

A contaminated ham put bacteriologist Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem on the path to discovering the microbe that produces botulinum toxin.

A contaminated ham put bacteriologist Émile Pierre-Marie van Ermengem on the path to discovering the microbe that produces botulinum toxin.

food pathogens

Geneticists Engineer a Virus to Fight Citrus Disease
Diana Kwon | May 17, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists hope to save oranges from a bacterial disease that causes citrus greening, a disease that leads to bitter, discolored fruit.
Global Food-Related Disease Estimate
Jef Akst | Dec 7, 2015 | 2 min read
More than 400,000 people—including 125,000 children—die from foodborne illness every year, according to the World Health Organization.
Nanobombs Terminate Foodborne Microbes
Nsikan Akpan | Mar 4, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers engineer water nanostructures to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A Lot to Chew On
Mary Beth Aberlin | Jun 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Complex layers of science, policy, and public opinion surround the things we eat and drink.
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