Calls started coming in from all across the country. Team leaders representing groups of industrious and clever young scientists had been studying food safety issues and working on designing solutions. Each team of 10 (primary and middle school students) had selected a food safety problem to solve, researched it and put their findings to the test with a robot of their own design.
In their research, they had learned about phages and wanted to use them in their projects to eradicate Listeria, E.coli and Salmonella. Their ideas were impressive - creative and carefully thought out.
The theme of the 2011 First Lego League challenge was to improve the quality of food by finding ways to to prevent food contamination. The FLL is a partnership between FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and The LEGO Group, to inspire future scientists and engineers.
Congratulations to all the FLL Food Factor challenge teams! Keep up the great thinking, the food industry needs you.
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