Sep 22, 2023
Israeli Researchers Develop Method for Safely Detecting Landmines — Using Bacteria
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: chemistry, innovation
By John Jeffay, ISRAEL21c
Researchers in Israel have announced a breakthrough in safely detecting landmines – using bacteria.
They’ve developed tiny pellet-sized biosensors based on E. coli. The biosensors are dispersed over the target area, where they sniff out the chemical signature of buried explosives and become luminescent.