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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: irradiation

irradiation stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - A team of University of North Carolina scientists are working to bring X-ray technology into the 21st century, the Economist reports. The X-ray machines commonly used today rely on vacuum-tube technology little changed from a century ago, but physicist Otto Zhou and his colleagues have used nanotechnology to create smaller,... More »

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 FDA Approves Irradiation 
 of Spinach, Lettuce 

Practice common in meat coming soon to produce aisle

(AP) - Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs. The Food and Drug Administration will issue a new regulation tomorrow allowing spinach- and lettuce-sellers to take that extra step,... More »

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