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Kinder, gentler test for colon cancer
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[Winnipeg Free Press] - Earlier this year, Dr. Frank Plummer found out he had cancer. Plummer is the scientific director of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. His is a busy job that has him shuttling several times a month between Winnipeg and Ottawa, home
More people fall sick in huge E. coli beef recall
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[Fox News] - But Dr. Frank Plummer, chief science officer of Canada's Public Health Agency, said it was almost certain that all 10 cases trace back to the XL Foods meat recall. The bacteria strain in this case has a unique "genetic fingerprint" never before seen in
Beef recall expands as officials confirm 10 sickened by E.coli
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[CTV News] - Frank Plummer, the agency's chief science officer, said Saturday that the strain related to the XL Foods situation bears a specific “genetic fingerprint.” The agency did not comment on any suspected illnesses, as that number continues to fluctuate
Five more cases linked to tainted beef as inspectors follow up on recall
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[Globe and Mail] - That's why we can say with great confidence that if you have that particular fingerprint, you're linked somehow to the XL investigation,” said Frank Plummer, chief science officer of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The additional cases, announced
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