BY SANDRA GUY | November 16, 2012 6:16PM
Swimmers will know in real-time this summer whether their neighborhood lake is safe from high bacteria, thanks to a test developed by a Chicago biotech startup.
The startup, FCubed, LLC, invented the detection technology, which works with technology created at the University of Notre Dame to find DNA in a water sample. If DNA is there, the water isn’t safe because it contains sewage.