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Artificial tongue: A new weapon to kill bacteria | Bacterial infections rank as the second leading cause of global mortality, and this artificial tongue kills bacteria.

Bacterial infections rank as the second leading cause of global mortality, and tihs artificial tongue kills bacteria.

In a step towards treating and managing dental diseases, researchers have developed an artificial tongue capable of detecting and differentiating between different types of dental bacteria. When exposed to a sample containing different bacteria, each sensor within the array responds uniquely. Scientists have designed a chemical sensor array, or an artificial tongue, that distinguishes dental bacteria and can inactivate them.

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