Preparation and Application of a New Bacterial Biosensor for the Presumptive Detection of Gunshot ResidueAmorette E. Barber 1, Harley Hodges 2, Sarah E. G. Porter 2, Elle Richardson 1, Katelyn Rowland 2, Andrea Soles 1
1Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Longwood University, 2Department of Chemistry and Physics, Longwood University
A protocol is presented using synthetic biology techniques to synthesize a set of bacterial biosensors for the analysis of gunshot residue, and to test the functioning of the devices for their intended use using fluorescence spectroscopy.