Captain Birdseye's Robotic Nose
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 10:21
in Biology & Nature
The captain can't freeze smelly fish that's past its best -- and Icelandic scientists can now help him out by detecting the levels of stench-making bacteria faster than ever before. A new method to detect bacteria that break down dead fish and produce the distasteful smell of rotting fish has been developed.