The test makes it as easy as observing a colour change to confirm the presence of disease-causing pathogens, promising much easier diagnostic tests and greater food safety.
A dynamic network of startups coming out of McMaster University — along with an eye- popping takeover of a homegrown success story — is fuelling Hamilton’s rise as a national biotech capital.
McMaster researchers have created packaging that signals in real time when food is contaminated with salmonella or other dangerous pathogens, without further lab tests or even unwrapping it.
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