Bacteria that glows to reveal land mines
Fri Nov 20 2009 7:15 pm
by Bob Morris.
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh recently announced that they have engineered a strain of bacteria that glows green in the presence of explosives, making mine detection a snap.
The inexpensive bacteria are sprayed over an area and shortly begin to glow green in the presence of explosives.
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Tagged: land mines
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