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1. From the field to the table

   

   Growers, processors, and scientists are all working on enhanced food safety measures to prevent f... (30 days ago)

2. Family ties and flu deaths

   

   With the help of computerized genealogy records that go back 100 years, one researcher has identi... (31 days ago)

3. Step ‘n pull squashes germs

   

   An office worker who was tired of constantly grabbing the restroom door with a paper towel to pre... (34 days ago)

4. Fighting adenoviruses in the military

   

   Military men and women are some of the most fit individuals in the U.S., but they have been hit h... (35 days ago)

5. A long history of adenoviruses

   

   Mostly harmless, adenoviruses can be a serious problem for people with weakened immune systems. ... (36 days ago)

6. Semantic web takes on the flu

   

   Public health officials are using forward-looking Web technologies to gather and analyze informat... (37 days ago)

7. Nowhere to hide

   

   The smoother the surface of your kitchen countertop the easier it is to keep it clean. Do you ... (38 days ago)

8. Garlic overpowers

   

   Garlic’s pungent smell is caused by a chemical produced when raw garlic is crushed or damage. ... (41 days ago)

9. Microbial bioremediation of chromium

   

   The Department of Energy is using microbes to clean nuclear waste sites polluted with heavy metal... (42 days ago)

10. Bee virus

    

    Scientists have many theories about what is behind the recent honey bee die-off, but no one is su... (43 days ago)

11. Long-term antibiotic therapy and lyme disease

    

    People diagnosed with “chronic lyme disease” are often put on long-term antibiotic regimens, ... (44 days ago)

12. Talking to microbes

    

    Scientists have found a way to turn off cholera’s disease-causing ability by using a form of ch... (45 days ago)

13. Lasers zap bad bacteria

    

    Laser technology that uses visible wavelength light may soon be used to safe guard the nation’s... (48 days ago)

14. Red mites and poultry

    

    Bacteria that live within the devastating red poultry mites may be the key to the pests’ destru... (49 days ago)

15. Appendix has a purpose

    

    Scientists now believe that the appendix has a purpose – to cultivate beneficial bacteria f... (50 days ago)

16. Plasma as an antimicrobial

    

    Researchers believe that plasma can be used to zap infectious microbes while leaving healthy cell... (51 days ago)

17. Sippy cup study

    

    Toddlers who drink milk from sippy cups that sit out all day are at increased risk for food poiso... (52 days ago)

18. Tea time

    

    A Kansas State microbiologist testing tea and honey found that while they both have antimicrobial... (55 days ago)

19. A microbe to clean the Anacostia

    

    A University of Maryland scientist is working to clean PCB’s out of the Anacostia River using s... (56 days ago)

20. Home-based remedies for bad breath

    

    One third of the population has bad breath, but there are some simple remedies that should help a... (57 days ago)