Biological design doctoral student Hannah Glesener in ASU’s School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Fulton Schools, is lead author of a new study introducing X-ray irradiation as a method of sterilizing contaminated corn that will neutralize a cancer causing poison. It raises hope for solutions to mycotoxin contamination, particularly in developing countries where food safety measures are limited. It could also provide ways to detoxify food before its absorption into the bloodstream. Glesener is graduate research assistant in the Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes, directed by Rosa Krajmalnik Brown, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools.

See also: Researchers look to control aflatoxin in corn, FeedStrategy, August 16