Disease outbreaks in recent years have revealed the vulnerability of food supplies. But they offer opportunities for those interested in waging war on microbes.
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Cassiday, L. Public health: Food-safety sentinels. Nature 468, 857–858 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7325-857a
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