Diagnoskeeter: Diagnosing Mosquito-Borne Viruses ‘On the Fly’ [Image 1 of 2]

FORT BELVOIR, VA, UNITED STATES

02.07.2017

Courtesy Photo

Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department

Using the Zika virus to test, the DiagnoSkeeter can detect a dozen pathogens within 30 minutes through a green fluorescence output. Zika viruses are absent if the sample does not glow (-) and present if the sample glows (+). Graphics courtesy of Dr. Steven Benner, Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, developed under DTRA contract.

• Date Taken: 02.07.2017
• Date Posted: 02.07.2017 12:49
• Photo ID: 3148166
• VIRIN: 020717-A-AB123-001
• Resolution: 720x520
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• Location: FORT BELVOIR, VA, US