Researchers in Israel have announced a breakthrough in safely detecting landmines – using bacteria.

They’ve developed tiny pellet-sized biosensors based on E. coli – better known as the cause intestinal infections.

The biosensors are dispersed over the target area, where they sniff out the chemical signature of buried explosives and become luminescent.

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[ISRAEL21c, 2023.9.20, https://www.israel21c.org/using-e-coli-bacteria-to-detect-deadly-landmines-safely/]