Scientists use bacteria to pinpoint chloride toxins
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 13:42
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have studied the sensor with which bacteria detect chloride compounds, many of which can be carcinogenic or dangerous to the environment, and now hope to speed up identification of these dangerous toxins from weeks to just a few hours.Dr David Leys at the University of Manchester`s Faculty of Life Sciences has won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) starting grant to further understand this process and to develop a biosensor that will alert us to contamination in environmental or foodstuff samples quickly.
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