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Dr. Felicia Wu: Fungal Toxins in Food
Dr. Felicia Wu: Fungal Toxins in Food
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mycotoxins are carcinogenic compounds that arise from specific fungal infections in various crop plants, with corn and peanut being key examples. In the industrialized world, governments monitor relevant crops carefully, and install strict thresholds for presence of these dangerous compounds. But what about Developing World? Today's podcast interviews Dr. Felicia Wu, Professor at Michigan State University. Dr. Wu has analyzed the risk associated with mycotoxins, and has studied how various technologies mitigate their effects. This is a shocking revelation about world food security, and a hopeful glance into methods of surveillance and new technology to improve global human health.
Released:
Apr 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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