Pet Love
Power in a small package: Organ-on-a-Chip
Power in a small package: Organ-on-a-Chip is a new weapon in the fight for food-safety
By: Ryan Robinson, PhD
In the 20th and 21st century...
Puppies and Campy?
By: Pooja Sharma
A multi-state outbreak, which has sickened 67 people across US has been linked to puppies at a store called Petland, a...
How Long Should Pantry Items Stay in Your Pantry?
By: Keeba Smith
When was the last time you checked the shelf life of the items in your pantry? Everyone wants to have a...
BlueBell Legal Woes
By: Pooja Sharma
Just when we thought that Blue Bell Laboratories has had enough over its outbreak around 3 years ago, two of their...
rRNA Methods Promise Faster Listeria Testing
By: James Peacock
Listeria monocytogenes bacteria are an especially dangerous form of foodborne pathogen. They have the ability to survive and even thrive, in...
Into the Wild
I Think I Might Have a Foodborne Illness: How Can My Doctor Know for...
By: Heather Williams
It seems like every couple of weeks a new foodborne outbreak is hitting the news. Right now, Cyclospora is affecting Texas. ...
Crime and Food Poisoning : How media skews perceptions
On Crime and Food Poisoning: How mass media skews our perception of reality and distracts us from real danger
By: Ryan Robinson, PhD
The...
Are Home Meal Delivery Kits Leaving Food Safety Out in the Cold?
By: Heather Williams
Home meal delivery kits are growing in popularity. Even celebrities are promoting the convenient alternative to fast-food and eating out. These...
E. coli Mutates in Stressful Environments
By: Freya Preimsberger
In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Leuven, populations of Escherichia coli bacteria were found to modulate their...
DNA Sequencing – A How-To Guide
By: Freya Preimsberger
According to one sequencing expert, DNA sequencing and the information it brings are well on their way to being ubiquitous in...
