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Pratik Banerjee and Arun Bhunia, Purdue University

Caption: Purdue researcher Pratik Banerjee, at left, measures fluid as he and professor of food science Arun Bhunia work in the lab. Their technology uses common lab materials to quickly screen food and water samples for several food-borne pathogens and toxins.

Credit: Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell

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