Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus
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...high and above what would be expected in patient samples (e.g.: blood, urine).
Adapting toehold switches...of the emerging outbreak, as many as 2.2 billion people globally live in areas conducive to the spread ...involved definitely contributed to our ability to complete the project on such a short timescale.
Our article...pathogen’s genome as unique barcodes to identify samples containing the virus. Of the 48 sensors, targeting... diagnostic results. Our approach now detects samples at clinically relevant concentrations (1-3 fM; ... look at viral load in patient blood and urine samples; we showed that we can detect the virus directly...Interview with Previous Collin's Lab Member and Sample 6 Cofounder Michael Koeris
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