Using E. Coli to Detect Hormone Disruptors in the Environment (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

Using E. Coli to Detect Hormone Disruptors in the Environment

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Researchers developed a device that uses E. coli cells expressing a protein receptor to rapidly detect the presence of many different endocrine disrupting compounds.

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