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Computer model reveals where food pathogens grow

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, December 3, 2009.

UF researchers take part in DNA sequencing for entire Pacific island

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of a massive effort to inventory the DNA sequence of every living species there.

Filed under Environment, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.