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Food science: A smorgasbord of opportunity

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Food science is fun — and boasts better job prospects than many other industry niches.

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Katsnelson, A. Food science: A smorgasbord of opportunity. Nature 491, 149–150 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7422-149a

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