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DNA amplification on microspheres for safer food. Picture couresty of the University of Queensland

Technology allows faster screening for bacteria on food

By Joe Whitworth

Australian researchers have claimed a breakthrough that will allow them to use DNA amplification on “microspheres” to rapidly detect and identify large numbers of different bacteria at once.

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