Viral bacteria engineered to spot E. coli

Intelliphage, West Lafayette, Ind., has developed what could be a breakthrough in the ongoing food safety campaign.

"The beauty of this system is we believe it's going to be very cheap," said Bruce Applegate, a founder of Intelliphage and an associate professor at Purdue University's Department of Food Sciences.

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