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Israeli Sensor Uses Bioluminescent Bacteria to Track Down Buried Explosives

(Academic Times) Nick Gallagher - Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Aharon J. Agranat, a professor of applied physics, have developed a sensor that can rapidly locate buried explosives from a safe distance with the help of genetically engineered, bioluminescent E. coli bacteria. The sensor was described in Biosensors and Bioelectronics on April 15. The bacteria were engineered to detect trace amounts of dinitrotoluene, a derivative of trinitrotoluene, which is found in 80% of buried mines.
2021-05-03 00:00:00
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