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Engineered Bacteria

Magnetized ‘Bacteria Pills’ Detect Gut Bleeding in Mice, Pointing to Faster, Noninvasive Diagnostics

Published in ACS Sensors, the preclinical study describes hydrogel microspheres that use engineered bacteria to emit light when they encounter heme and can be swiftly recovered with a magnet.