Pet Love
So, You Want a Back Yard Flock?
So, You Want a Back Yard Flock? Here’s What to Consider to Keep Your Family Safe.
By: Heather Williams
The concept of a backyard flock,...
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...
Sci-Fi Turned Reality: Can Food Poisoning Really Alter Your DNA?
By: Heather Williams
When you think about DNA mutation, some may think about Sci-Fi genre transformation, turning into a human/animal hybrid or with super-human...
The Truth of Antibiotic Resistance is Scarier Than Fiction
By: Pooja Sharma
Antibiotics are a class of drugs that curb or restrain the growth of bacteria in both humans as well as animals....
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...
Into the Wild
How Do Bacteria Survive in the Body?
By: Heather Williams
The human body has amazing mechanisms to fight disease. From mechanical barriers such as skin and membranes, antibodies that attack foreign...
Is Even Organic Boxed Macaroni and Cheese Unsafe to Feed Your Children?
By: Alice Vo Edwards
In June, the Coalition for Safer Food Processing & Packaging launched #KleanUpKraft to raise awareness for the problems with phthalates...
Think Safety When Traveling This Summer, Domestic and Abroad
By: Heather Williams
While the official first day of Summer begins with the Summer Solstice. Celestially, Summer begins when the earth’s axis is pointed...
CDC Publishes Annual FoodNet Infection Data
By: James Peacock
Towards the beginning of each year, the CDC publishes the data that it has collected through the FoodNet system over the...
Serious Food Allergies? Detect Them On the Go!
By: Heather Williams
Food allergies are a very serious reality for a lot of people. Approximately 15 million people in the United States suffer...
