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Food manufacturers must ensure that meats processed into hotdogs and hamburgers are free from certain pathogenic microorganisms. However, it is very difficult to isolate these organisms from contaminated foods because they are found in small numbers and may not be present in the sample. What recent genetic technology allows scientists to find and accurately identify trace amounts of microorganisms? What are some other applications of this technology?
