TWiV 492: CRISPR diagnostics

This Week in Virology

May 06, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 492

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Episode description

The Masters of the TWiXome review the development of sensitive, portable, and field-based viral diagnostics using the CRISPR-Cas system.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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