Biology News: Cyborg cells sense humidity
Biology News: Cyborg cells sense humidity: "Cyborg cells sense humidity"
"Living bacteria have been incorporated into an electronic circuit to produce a sensitive humidity gauge.
"The device unites microbe and machine, taking advantage of the properties of both to make for a supersensitive sensor.
"'As far as we know, this is the first report of using microorganisms to make an electronic device,' says Ravi Saraf, a chemist from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, who developed the 'cellborg' with his student Vikas Berry.
"This is essentially a first step towards a biological computer, and would have many applications," says Steve Ripp, a biotechnologist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville."
"Living bacteria have been incorporated into an electronic circuit to produce a sensitive humidity gauge.
"The device unites microbe and machine, taking advantage of the properties of both to make for a supersensitive sensor.
"'As far as we know, this is the first report of using microorganisms to make an electronic device,' says Ravi Saraf, a chemist from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, who developed the 'cellborg' with his student Vikas Berry.
"This is essentially a first step towards a biological computer, and would have many applications," says Steve Ripp, a biotechnologist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville."
posted by Allison Muri at 9:28 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home