New detection technology identifies thousands of bacteria and viruses within 24 hours
LLNL biologist Crystal Jaing is shown loading a fluorescently-labeled viral DNA sample onto the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array
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Researchers from a national security laboratory in the U.S. have announced a technology which can detect the presence of thousands of microorganisms in just 24 hours. Hundreds of thousands of probes on a 1 x 3 inch glass slide can look for the entire range of known viruses and bacteria in a single test, which could prove invaluable in product safety testing, medical diagnosis and bioterrorism detection and prevention.
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