Popcorn-shaped gold particles gang up on salmonella

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 22:30 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 have just developed and successfully tested just such a test.

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