Popcorn-Shaped Gold Particles Gang Up on Salmonella
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 07:32
in Health & Medicine
How about a test that identifies Salmonella, the food poisoning bacteria that sickens millions of people each year, in five minutes, so that shipments of lettuce can be confiscated before they reach the table? Scientists today described development and successful testing of just such a test in a presentation here at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.