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At the University of Michigan, engineers led the growth of the new biosensor. This new biosensor performs 28 times faster than other methods which detect microcystin-LR, a chemical compound produced by cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae. Cyanobacteria is commonly found on nutrient-rich waters. Microcystin-LR is suspected to cause liver damage or even liver cancer, even in very small quantities. This and other substances are the most cause of biological water pollution. The biosensor provides a quick, cheap, portable and sensitive test that could allow water treatment plants and individuals to verify the safety of water on a more regular basis and the results appear in fewer than 12 minutes.

This new biosensor is great, and will be very helpful for many. The biosensor is not yet in market, but when it does, it will someday help many people and probably lessen liver damage and liver cancer.

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