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Microbiologist Donald Thayer, at ARS' Eastern Regional Research Center, prepares to expose plastic-wrapped chicken to ionizing radiation. A similar treatment for beef has been found to eliminate many disease-causing foodborne microbes.
Photo by Ken Hammond
