Comments on: Genetically Engineered Tobacco Bio-Sensor to Detect Landmines

By: enginesensors

enginesensors — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:49:15 +0000

The team is part of a joint University of Stellenbosch and the Danish biotechnology firm, Aresa, which has developed the “RedDetect” bio-sensor technology in a weed called Thales cress. The RedDetect technology is really useful in future. Great to the Head and team of the group for such wonderful research and the output. thumbs up!!

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:17:29 +0000

The extreme danger of land mines pales in comparison to the releasing of yet another genetically modified organism in to our planet’s ecosystem.Don’t be conned by the Monsanto types.

By: Dr. A. Muthusamu

Dr. A. Muthusamu — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:54:12 +0000

The RedDetect technology is very interesting and really useful in future. My congratulations to the Head and team of the group for such wonderful research and the output.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:10:05 +0000

Amazing stuff and best of luck to the South Africans.

This is just the tip of the iceberg too, heavy metals, salt and even chemical contaminants are likely to be cleaned up by these sort of GM plants in the future.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:19:07 +0000

I think a more practical application would be to determine what makes the tobacco turn red in the presence of NO2 and spray that over a wide area and by the patch of red showing over a shorter period of time determine where the land mines are located. However, I think, though I might be wrong that there are going to be a lot of false positives. What other vapors are given off or leach into the ground from a mine? A combination of two indicator colors showing at the same place and time would lead to fewer false positives.
Bill

By: Jim Jones

Jim Jones — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:08:30 +0000

Wow now that is some pretty cool technology!

JT
http://www.FireMe.To/udi

By: ThaiMed

ThaiMed — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:51:19 +0000

This could certainly help clear up places like Cambodia.

More available land means more opportunity for investment and development.

By: nerdd.net | news and opinion

nerdd.net | news and opinion — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:49:44 +0000

Genetically Engineered Tobacco Bio-Sensor Detects Landmines | nerdd.net…

\r\nScientists in South Africa are testing a genetically engineered tobacco plant which detects the…