SHERLOCK-based one-step test provides rapid and sensitive Covid-19 detection
New CRISPR-based research tool delivers results in an hour; researchers share protocol and kits to advance research and move toward clinical validation.
Sabbi Lall | McGovern Institute for Brain Research •
mit
May 5, 2020 • ~8 min
May 5, 2020 • ~8 min
New technology could provide rapid detection of COVID-19
The CRISPR-based molecular diagnostics chip’s capacity ranges from detecting a single type of virus in more than 1,000 samples at a time to searching a small number of samples for more than 160 different viruses, including the COVID-19 virus.
Karen Zusi •
harvard
April 29, 2020 • ~8 min
April 29, 2020 • ~8 min
Broad Institute races to enable coronavirus testing
Facing a pandemic, scientific and administrative teams across the Broad Institute raced to enable coronavirus testing in a matter of days.
Leah Eisenstadt
• harvard
March 30, 2020 • ~19 min
March 30, 2020 • ~19 min
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