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CRISPR scissors, Cas12a, enable cutting-edge diagnostics. – Brinkwire (press release)

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2018-02-19 NEWS

Brinkwire (press release)

CRISPR scissors, Cas12a, enable cutting-edge diagnostics.
Brinkwire (press release)
She said: ‘We continue to be fascinated by the functions of bacterial CRISPR systems and how mechanistic understanding leads to opportunities for new technologies.’ ‘CRISPR-Cas12a, [a]DNA-cutting protein, has an unexpected side effect that makes it an

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2018-02-19 NEWS

CRISPR pioneer’s lab develops system to target infections and cancer
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Researchers have developed a new application for CRISPR, adapting the system to detect viral infections with high accuracy, a new study finds. When CRISPR was coupled with the enzyme Cas12a, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found

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