https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/3fad8f00-3181-47c6-b654-24b5d82a3c4f Title: MerMAID: A Living Mercury Sensor Description: Mercury pollution is a severe global health threat, silently contaminating our water, soil, and food supply. To tackle this challenge, our team engineered MerMAID (MerR-Based Mercury Assay for in-field detection)—a highly sensitive, living biosensor that literally glows red when it encounters mercury. Capable of detecting mercury levels as low as 1 ppb, our synthetic biology solution pairs an E. coli whole-cell sensor with a portable fluorescence detector and a universal sample-extraction platform that turns complex samples (like soil and crops) into readable water. Watch to discover how we are making in-field mercury detection accessible, affordable, and highly accurate. Wiki | Official Page Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:24:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.igem.org https://video.igem.org/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/3fad8f00-3181-47c6-b654-24b5d82a3c4f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.igem.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.