COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has teamed up with Texas A&M to combat the devastating pest that can kill livestock, wildlife, pets and humans, while potentially creating massive damage to the country’s food supply.

The recent news that the New World screwworm had been found less than 75 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border has made a partnership even more critical, but not just for food or animal safety. The collaboration also revolves around national security.

The team-up is centered on one piece of technology: the electron beam.

Mostly used to sterilize food products, Dr. Suresh Pillai, the director of Texas A&M’s National Center for Electron Beam Research, explained the eBeam’s complicated process in simple terms.

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