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University of Missouri scientist Colleen Ray and colleagues developed a novel method — using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy — to detect whether food products have been modified or adulterated with fillers like vegetable oil. Here, Ray loads samples into the NMR spectroscopy machine to be tested. Pate McCuien/University of Missouri

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