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New CRISPR tool can detect tiny amounts of viruses – Science Magazine

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2017-04-13 NEWS

The Verge

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 isThe Verge
A new CRISPR breakthrough could lead to simpler, cheaper disease diagnosisWashington Post
CRISPR cousin SHERLOCK may be able to track down diseases, scientists saySTAT
MIT News –The Scientist –New Scientist
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2017-04-13 NEWS

University of California appeals patent setback, extending CRISPR fight
BioPharma Dive
In mid-February, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruled that key patents held by the Broad on CRISPR-Cas9 do not overlap with competing claims from UC, effectively supporting the Broad’s existing patents for use of the technology in eukaryotic

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2017-04-13 NEWS

Phys.Org

Team finds way to view genes inside living cells
Phys.Org
Adli’s new approach, developed in conjunction with colleagues at UVA and the University of California, Berkeley, uses the CRISPR gene editing system that has proved a sensation in the science world. The researchers flag specific genomic regions with …

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