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The assay detects HPV 16 and HPV 18 DNA within 45 minutes and is intended to be used in low-resource settings.
Rice University, UConn Researchers Adapt CRISPR Enzyme to Create Ultra-Sensitive COVID-19 Test
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The team added an RNA binding domain into the CRISPR-Cas13a protein to enhance the sensitivity of their COVID-19 assay.
Torus Biosystems Eyes Near-Patient Syndromic Infectious Disease Tests With 30-Minute Turnaround
The Harvard University spinout uses a combination of proprietary probes, nanoarrays, and convection PCR to target a broad set of molecular biomarkers.
NuProbe Licenses Two Oligonucleotide Technologies from Rice University
The technologies, called non-extensible oligonucleotides and linear DNA assembly, may help the sample prep firm improve existing products.
Rice-Led Team Wins $10M NSF Grant for Diagnostic Device Development
The device being developed will interpret the scattered patterns of light that has passed through the body to enable cellular-level imaging and will compete with biopsies and blood tests.