# Will a microwave oven kill germs on food?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-microwave-oven-kill-germs-on-food/477243>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-microwave-oven-kill-germs-on-food/477243 "2008-12-15T15:03:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-microwave-oven-kill-germs-on-food/477243/21 "2008-12-16T23:17:06Z")

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> [@Fubaya](#):
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> I’ll find the lecture source later tonight.

[here](http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/) it is, scroll down to Craig Venter and snarf the mp3 if interested. Very fascinating stuff.

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