# Heads Up on Imminent Death Panther Pathogen Sensor By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-03-16 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heads-up-on-imminent-death-panther-pathogen-sensor References: [web.mit.edu](http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/canary-0303.html) O boy, a gadget that will let you know that in three minutes you will be dead. It used to take twenty minutes to tell if you had been exposed to anthrax or smallpox. Now the Panther, can [detect and ID the deadly pathogens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/threat-detection-system) in just enough time for you to listen to one last song on your iPod. The PANTHER, or the PAthogen Notification for THreatening Environmental Releases, takes just three minutes to [detect and identify viruses or bacteria](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genhome-array). James Harper of Lincoln Lab's Biosensor and Molecular Technologies Group says that PANTHER is a "[significant advance](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuttingedge-diagnostic-tool)" in the market. **Implications** - Global terrorism has inspired researchers and scientists to explore breakthrough ways of identifying a chemical or bacterial threat. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Speedy Pathogen Detection:** The PANTHER's detection ability within three minutes opens up opportunities for industries to integrate more efficient and accurate pathogen detection systems. - **Advanced Biosensors:** As the PANTHER proves to be a significant advance in the market, it highlights the potential for more advanced biosensors that can detect and identify pathogens in real-time with greater accuracy and speed. - **Threat Detection Technology:** The PANTHER's unique ability to identify deadly pathogens inspires other industries, such as national security or emergency response, to explore novel technologies for identifying and addressing threats in real-time. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Pharmaceuticals:** The pharmaceutical industry can leverage the PANTHER's fast and accurate pathogen detection capabilities to create new medications and vaccines that can mitigate the effects of viral outbreaks more efficiently. - **Healthcare:** The healthcare industry could integrate the PANTHER into its diagnostic processes to provide faster and more accurate microbial identification testing, improving patient outcomes as well as infection control measures. - **National Security:** The PANTHER's ability to detect and identify deadly pathogens could be applied to safeguarding citizens against biological and chemical threats, providing opportunities for governments to explore more effective methods for threat detection and mitigation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant Disease-Monitoring Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-patch.md) - [Rapid Cardiac Protein Sensors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wrist-sensor.md) - [Post-Mortem Wireless Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/in-memoriam.md) - [Portable Painkilling Drug Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drug-tracker.md) - [On-Site Pathogen Detection Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onsite-pathogen-detection.md) - [Safe Operating Environment-Focused Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-sampler.md) - [Smell-Based Disease Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diagnoze.md) - [Autonomous Threat Detection Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/threat-detection-system.md) - [Neurodegenerative Disease-Detecting Earbuds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hightech-earbuds.md)