LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB:UDTT) (FWB:PO8), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, announced that it has commenced work on developing a smart ticket assay for detection of Anthrax spores based on technology developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL). The intellectual property was licensed by the Company from the California Institute of Technology in February of 2006.