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Q&A: Does bird flu affect my food?

Bird flu (avian influenza) has become an increased concern in the health community throughout the United States.

Medical research

Probiotics with protective armor could boost gut health

A research team has developed a new method for encapsulating probiotics. They used nanoparticles formed by antisolvent precipitation to protect the probiotics, and tested the probiotics in lab simulations and animal experiments ...