Protecting beer from bacteria

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Protecting beer from bacteria

Canadians love their beer, so it's no surprise that one has devoted her graduate work to saving more of it from the ravages of bacterial spoilage. Monique Haakensen of the University of Saskatchewan has developed three new methods for detecting the bacteria that causes beer to spoil, saving beer companies the requirement of holding batches for several months to see if they go bad. Her techniques lets them detect the bacteria within a few days, allowing them to ship product to market sooner.