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Use of a Parasitic Wasp as a Biosensor

Screening cargo for illicit substances is in need of rapid high-throughput inspection systems that accurately identify suspicious cargo. Here we investigate the ability of a parasitic wasp, Microplitis croceipes to detect and respond to methyl benzoate, the volatile component of cocaine, by examinin...

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Autores principales: Olson, Dawn, Rains, Glen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4264376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25587415
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios4020150