Biosensor sniffs out explosives

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When the biosensor detects DNT it lights up green. Credit: D. Dhanasekaran
When the biosensor detects DNT, it lights up green. Credit: D. Dhanasekaran

Temple University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a paper in the June issue of Nature Chemical Biology.


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