Fresh produce can be a major contributor of foodborne disease. In the recent past, there’s been great progress in monitoring bacterial contamination of fresh produce, but our knowledge of viral contamination is still very limited. Learn how shotgun metagenomics is allowing us to overcome the current limitations and understand and improve food safety. Learn more at: http://www.illumina.com/applications/sequencing/dna_sequencing.html Products: Illumina HiSeq: http://www.illumina.com/systems/hiseq_2500_1500.html Publication Link: PMID: 26894328 | Aw, et al. (2016): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26894328 The Science Mondays (SciMon) series is brought to you by Illumina http://www.illumina.com/ Illumina hosts Jacques Retief, Associate Director of Scientific Affairs, and Irene Predazzi, Sr Scientific Liaison of Scientific Affairs give you a quick report on breaking news.