# The microbes in our food can save lives

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@IBM
- Speaker: Robert Prill
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_prill_the_microbes_in_our_food_can_save_lives)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Does food talk? And if so, what is it saying? Microbe researcher Robert Prill decodes the messages sent by microorganisms to discover the telltale and potentially deadly signs of contaminated foods. Prill says that by paying closer attention we can save lives and better protect our food supply from adulteration.

## Lectures

1. [The microbes in our food can save lives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_prill_the_microbes_in_our_food_can_save_lives/8a6a350a7778), 8 min (TED's player)