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X-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek Answers

GAINESVILLE — A team of University of Florida researchers is trying to come up with definitive predictions of the risks to children from different types of X-ray exams, an area that often leaves worried parents with unanswered questions.

Filed under Engineering, Family, Health, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, March 18, 1998.

Electronic Nose Knows When Seafood Is Safe

GAINESVILLE—To combat the rise in food-borne illnesses, University of Florida scientists are the first in the nation to begin testing highly accurate electronic noses that sniff out fishy seafood before it gets to the consumer.

Filed under Business, Environment, Family, Florida, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, March 17, 1998.

Computer Model May Give Farmers The Edge On The Next El Niño

GAINESVILLE — Drowned potato plants, rows of buckled corn stalks, ruined cabbage fields: El Niño’s torrential rains and powerful storms have hurt Florida vegetable farmers this year.

Filed under Engineering, Florida, Research, Sciences, Technology on Friday, March 13, 1998.