Detecting E. coli Strains Using Molecular Electronics (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Detecting E. coli Strains Using Molecular Electronics

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New technology developed by Josh Hihath and colleagues at UC Davis, University of Washington and TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Turkey uses atomically fine electrodes to suspend a DNA probe that binds target RNA. The device is able to detect as little as a one-base change in RNA, enough to detect toxic strains of E. coli.

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Josh Hihath/UC Davis

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