ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,513, issued on May 13, was assigned to LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY LLC (Livermore, Calif.).

"Biosensors for detecting and/or neutralizing bioavailable uranium and related U-sensitive genetic molecular components, gene cassettes, vectors, genetic circuits, compositions, methods and systems" was invented by Dan Mcfarland Park (Dublin, Calif.) and Yongqin Jiao (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "U biosensors, and related U-sensing genetic molecular components, genetic circuits, compositions, methods and systems are described, which in several embodiments can be used to detect and/or neutralize uraniunm and in par...