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Shockingly Simple: 2008 study finds bacteria in Baton Rouge meat

A 2008 study led by Shuaihua Pu of the LSU Department of Food Science found methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in 5 out of 90 samples of pork purchased from Baton Rouge grocery stores. Whether the bacteria was caused by … Continue reading

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Shockingly Simple: Six Great Public Programs

Here’s a short list of some of the great programs those public broadcasting dollars go to support. They’re not all technically NPR shows, but they are fantastic and available in convenient podcast format on iTunes. Radiolab (http://www.radiolab.org/) Robert Krulwich and … Continue reading

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