CRISPR to edit DNA gels

MIT and Harvard researchers have used CRISPR to edit DNA in gels making new types of diagnostic devices.  “One type is a gel that can hold onto drug particles and only release them when a certain DNA trigger is around. Two others are diagnostic devices that use CRISPR to scan samples for biomarkers of disease, or the DNA of bacteria or viruses. In all three cases, the team used the enzyme Cas12a as the cutting mechanism.”  MORE

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