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Food Microbiology
Food microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, both in food and used for the production of food. This includes microorganisms that contaminate food, as well as those used in its production; for example to produce yoghurt, cheese, beer and wine.
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MAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Salmonella again! It seems our intimate relationship with this bacterium is one that grows stronger with each outbreak. ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 20, 2015Plants & Animals
We've all seen the adorable panda pictures of these cuddly black and white bears lazing around chewing on bamboo. Just l ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Microbiology
This must be the year (or decade) of the microbe.Microbiologists must be feeling pretty smug these days. It seems that m ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 07, 2015Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 03, 2015Health & Medicine
Talk about irony! Last year, a team of scientists concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners mi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 02, 2015Microbiology
The Bacillus cereus bacteria is one of the potential causes of food poisoning. Indeed, a recent study in Analytical and ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 01, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Darwin's evolutionary theory predicts survival of the fittest. So why do different survival tactics coexist, if evolutio ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Move over yogurt. Turns out your microbiota need more fiber in their diet.
If you feel like you've heard just ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 20, 2015Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.< ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Electrical engineer Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh calls the stinking mixture puddled in jars inside his laboratory "fecal inocu ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 07, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive- ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have engineered nanobombs to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A stud ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 04, 2015Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of York, UK, are part of a team of scientists that has discovered how bacteria can restart ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 12, 2015Microbiology
New Yorkers are a hardy group. They exist in a small bubble, crowded cheek by jowl with each other and yet they still th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 21, 2015Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 17, 2014Technology
PathSensors Inc. (www.PathSensors.com), a Baltimore-based biotechnology and environmental testing company, is developing ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 10, 2014Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAY 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
Salmonella again! It seems our intimate relationship with this bacterium is one that grows stronger with each outbreak.
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 20, 2015
Plants & Animals
We've all seen the adorable panda pictures of these cuddly black and white bears lazing around chewing on bamboo. Just l
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 30, 2015
Microbiology
This must be the year (or decade) of the microbe.Microbiologists must be feeling pretty smug these days. It seems that m
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 07, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 03, 2015
Health & Medicine
Talk about irony! Last year, a team of scientists concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners mi
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 03, 2015
Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 02, 2015
Microbiology
The Bacillus cereus bacteria is one of the potential causes of food poisoning. Indeed, a recent study in Analytical and
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 01, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Darwin's evolutionary theory predicts survival of the fittest. So why do different survival tactics coexist, if evolutio
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Move over yogurt. Turns out your microbiota need more fiber in their diet.
If you feel like you've heard just ...
If you feel like you've heard just ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 20, 2015
Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.<
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 19, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Electrical engineer Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh calls the stinking mixture puddled in jars inside his laboratory "fecal inocu
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 07, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the absence of food, neurons that normally control appetite initiate complex, repetitive behaviors seen in obsessive-
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers have engineered nanobombs to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A stud ...
A stud ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 04, 2015
Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...
For a new stu ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 02, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of York, UK, are part of a team of scientists that has discovered how bacteria can restart
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 12, 2015
Microbiology
New Yorkers are a hardy group. They exist in a small bubble, crowded cheek by jowl with each other and yet they still th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 21, 2015
Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 17, 2014
Technology
PathSensors Inc. (www.PathSensors.com), a Baltimore-based biotechnology and environmental testing company, is developing
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 10, 2014
Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider