CRISPR, the powerful genome editor, may one day be used to detect infections or cancers in blood samples. Three papers published this week in Science show how CRISPR-based systems dubbed DETECTR and SHERLOCK distinguished the Zika virus from the closely related dengue virus in samples, as well as the cancer-causing human papillomavirus.

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Πηγή: Science magazine