Sakata Seed to Begin Marketing Biosensor for Soil Diagnosis.Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Sakata Seed announced on May 30 that it has commercialized a biosensor A device that detects and analyzes body movement, temperature or fluids and turns it into an electronic signal. See lab on a chip and data glove. Biosensor for soil diagnosis in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (産業技術総合研究所 and will soon begin marketing the product. The new biosensor, called Soil Dock, evaluates the levels of good or bad bacteria in soil, and predicts the likelihood of soil diseases. The Soil Dock can complete a diagnosis in 30 minutes per sample. Five different diagnosis filters are available: two types for soil diseases and three types for effective microorganisms Effective Microorganisms is also called "EM technology" by the proponents of this concept. "EM technology" is a scientifically unconfirmed method to improve soil quality and plant growth using a mixture of microorganisms consisting mainly of lactic acid bacteria, purple bacteria, . Sakata Seed will market the new product on a made-to-order basis. It will start accepting orders on July 3 for shipments beginning in December. Prices are set at 3,150,000 yen ($28,300) for the biosensor and 21,000 yen ($190) for 10 diagnosis filters (2 of each type). The company aims to achieve sales of 250 million yen ($2.2 mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. ) over the next three years. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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