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Food Irradiation

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Dr. Ruth Kava of the American Council on Science and Health argues that irradiating food could safely kill pathogens and prevent more outbreaks of sometimes-deadly food poisoning.

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Food Irradiation (1:16)

Dr. Ruth Kava of the American Council on Science and Health argues that irradiating food could safely kill pathogens and prevent more outbreaks of sometimes-deadly food poisoning.

Some Assembly Required: Making Curds (1:26)

To continue the journey to a complete block of cheese, the curds must be drained and then salted to slow the cheese making bacteria down. Learn more about the process in this clip from "Some Assembly Required" on Disocvery Channel.

Some Assembly Required: Salt Mining in Kansas (2:24)

Salt filled water is collected in a central pumping house, then it's filtered down into the commonly known table salt form. Learn how salt filled water becomes table salt in this clip from "Some Assembly Required" on Discovery Channel.

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