CRISPR Medicine News, 7 December 2020 | Fast CRISPR 'lab-on-a-chip' detects COVID19 - CRISPR Medicine

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Last month, in a new exciting CRISPR first, scientists developed what could become a one-time CRISPR-Cas9 treatment for Angelman syndrome that would replace frequent, invasive injections. We interviewed neurobiologist Mark Zylka, who led the study, and Dr Arthur Beaudet, a paediatrician and molecular geneticist not involved in the study, to hear what this means for current and future patients. If you missed the story, you have another chance to catch it here.

Fast CRISPR 'lab-on-a-chip' detects COVID19 in just over half an hour
More potential good news on detecting and stopping the COVID19 pandemic. Scientists at Stanford have developed a new electric field-driven microfluidic 'lab-on-a-chip' which use CRISPR-Cas12 to rapidly detect the SARS-CoV-2 in nasal-swap samples. The device is portable and can be used in the field with high accuracy and the chip cost as little as $5.

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