By

Frank Vinluan

1
Dec
2020

COVID-19 Drives New Push for CRISPR-Based Home Diagnostics

Though polymerase chain reaction, PCR, is regarded as the gold standard in molecular diagnostics, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken off some of the shine. Under normal circumstances, samples processed in commercial diagnostic labs that run standard PCR machines can take hours to yield results. In a pandemic, with a surge in demand for tests, turnaround times are creeping upward and...
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