http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/heatresistant Questions tagged with 'heatresistant' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:44:17 -0800 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:44:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/144456/Heat%2Dresistant%2Dbacteria Will heat treating food lead to heat-resistant bacteria? Over prescription of antibiotics has led to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. There are bacteria at the bottom of the sea that live next to incredibly hot hydrothermal vents.<br> <br> Is it possible that the heat treatment factories use to kill a lot of the bacteria in packaged foods could lead to bacteria becoming heat resistant? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2010:site.144456 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:44:17 -0800 antibiotics bacteria heatresistant resolved devnull