geogre and Maria are discussing the odds of becoming sick from a foodborne illness. George says that the majority of microorgani
sms are helpful or harmless and only a small percentage are harmful. Maria disagrees and says that all microorganisms are harmful if we come in contact with them. who is correct?
George is the correct one; microorganisms are actually, in most cases quite helpful, from antibiotics to making bread, we have a lot of uses for microorganisms. Only a few like influenza are harmful.
