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SHERLOCK to Detect Viruses Directly from Blood

CRISPR-based diagnostic SHERLOCK has been optimized for rapid use during viral outbreaks by research teams at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The new tool updates SHELOCK which was first unveiled in 2017, to detect pathogens quickly and cheaply directly from body fluids. The study is published in the journal Science.

SHERLOCK to the rescue during outbreaks - can detect viruses directly from body fluid - quick, cheap and requires only limited equipment

SHERLOCK to Detect Viruses Directly from Blood

New technique enables SHERLOCK to quickly and cheaply track pathogens such as Zika during an outbreak. Read More

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