Ingestible Sensor (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ingestible Sensor (2 of 2)

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Bacteria engineered to detect specific molecules are placed in four wells on the custom-designed sensor, which is attached to a microprocessor that converts the sensory information to a wireless signal.

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Melanie Gonick, MIT

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