From CRISPR scissors to virus sensors

From CRISPR scissors to virus sensors

From CRISPR scissors to virus sensors, Published online: 30 April 2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-04975-8

Two bacterial Cas proteins cleave nucleic acids indiscriminately after binding to specific target sequences. This property has now been harnessed to create highly sensitive, portable diagnostic tools for detecting viruses at low cost.

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