New detectors could provide easy visual identification of toxins or pathogens

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 07:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at MIT have developed a new way of revealing the presence of specific chemicals — whether toxins, disease markers, pathogens or explosives. The system visually signals the presence of a target chemical by emitting a fluorescent glow.

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