The War Against Terror Unfolds

In the form of a llama.

Llamas are not just for transportation anymore. It turns out that the animals’ blood could be useful for detecting all sorts of maladies in the surrounding environment-from deadly pathogens to industrial emissions. A research effort has done just that, manipulating a rare type of antibody found in llamas to make an inexpensive and diverse biosensor.

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Posted: December 6th, 2006
at 11:29am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: myninjaplease,politricks

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