Start Date
4-1982 8:00 AM
Description
The many advances in scientific and engineering knowledge produced by NASA space research often apply to major problems of modern society. To assist in the application of new technology and thus reduce the time interval from space development to direct benefit to society, NASA had established a technology-application effort at the Goddard Space Flight Center. As part of this effort we have been using, in collaboration with GSFC and also independently, technology for the detection of extraterrestrial life to develop a simple, fast and accurate procedure for detecting and counting bacteria in clinical specimens since management of infectious disease continues to be dependent upon primary isolation and culturing of organisms infecting biological fluids.
Application of ATP Assay Technique, Developed to Detect Extraterrestrial Life, for Rapid Detection of Human Infections
The many advances in scientific and engineering knowledge produced by NASA space research often apply to major problems of modern society. To assist in the application of new technology and thus reduce the time interval from space development to direct benefit to society, NASA had established a technology-application effort at the Goddard Space Flight Center. As part of this effort we have been using, in collaboration with GSFC and also independently, technology for the detection of extraterrestrial life to develop a simple, fast and accurate procedure for detecting and counting bacteria in clinical specimens since management of infectious disease continues to be dependent upon primary isolation and culturing of organisms infecting biological fluids.
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