Phys.Org May 18, 2026 • 00:30

Fluorescent RNA sensor gets 10 times more sensitive for water safety - Phys.org

By Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Fluorescent RNA sensor gets 10 times more sensitive for water safety - Phys.org

Water is largely tasteless to humans. But to the microbial world, it is anything but. Bacteria that live in contaminated environments have spent millions of years evolving exquisitely sensitive molecular detectors—proteins that latch onto specific chemical th…

Water is largely tasteless to humans. But to the microbial world, it is anything but. Bacteria that live in contaminated environments have spent millions of years evolving exquisitely sensitive molec… [+3278 chars]

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