New CRISPR tool can detect tiny amounts of viruses – Science Magazine
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New CRISPR tool can detect tiny amounts of viruses
Science Magazine This exquisitely sensitive and specific tool promises to help detect diseases that other diagnostics miss, and it's simple and cheap to use. Sexier still, it exploits a variation of CRISPR, the genome-editing method that has become the rage in biology … With a little detective work, CRISPR can say what that infection is A new CRISPR breakthrough could lead to simpler, cheaper disease diagnosis CRISPR cousin SHERLOCK may be able to track down diseases, scientists say |
