CIF uses cutting edge science to increase mission safety

Maj. Anthony Caruso, 60th Medical Support Squadron, examines a growth of campylobacter bacteria, usually transmitted in contaminated food or water, and one of the most common causes of bacterial foodborne illness in the United States. The Clinical Investigation Facility at David Grant USAF Medical Center specializes in the quick detection of food-born pathogens using DNA research. Currently detecting viruses or bacteria in food is a process that can take from 24 to 96 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Brugman)

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