Canadian researchers invent plastic patch that detects deadly E. coli bacteria

Sunday, July 8, 2018 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

A team of researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., has developed a thin, plastic patch that changes colour under ultraviolet light when it come into contact with meat contaminated with E. coli, a food-borne bacteria that can cause extreme illness or death.

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