Israeli Scientists Detect Landmines Using Glow-in-the-Dark Bacteria

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Israeli Scientists Detect Landmines Using Glow-in-the-Dark Bacteria

by TheTower.org Staff | 04.14.17 8:00 am
Israeli researchers have devised a way to detect buried landmines using a system of glowing bacteria and lasers.

Landmines, which kill or injured an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people each year worldwide, emit small quantities of explosive vapors. Researchers from Hebrew University headed by Prof. Shimshon Belkin of the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences discovered that certain bacteria release a fluorescent signal when they come into contact with these vapors, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday.

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[EC]

Neat! Land mines are one of the biggest shames on humanity ever devised.

I still prefer the technique using trained rats though. Seen it in action, it's incredibly fast.

[driftdiver]

Neat! Land mines are one of the biggest shames on humanity ever devised.

I still prefer the technique using trained rats though. Seen it in action, it's incredibly fast.

I'd prefer sharks with laser beams on their heads.

[EC]

I'd prefer sharks with laser beams on their heads.

Except mine's a real thing.

[driftdiver]

Except mine's a real thing.