NiTrac Sensor (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

NiTrac Sensor

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The NiTrac sensor developed by Cheng Hsun Ho and Wolf Frommer of the Carnegie Institution for Science will enable non-invasive real-time monitoring of nitrogen acquisition in action in plant roots, providing a new tool set that can be used to improve nitrogen efficiency. The novel sensor technology is widely applicable and useful also for cancer and neurobiology.

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Cheng Hsun Ho and Wolf Frommer

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