COVID meets CRISPR
- Author
- GBH
- Published
- Thu 10 Sep 2020
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_322_3c8036e4-083f-450e-a7c0-495938ee826e&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F322%2Ffeed-rss.xml
Many agree that we need a fast, accurate, and easy COVID-19 test—yet none of the commonly used diagnostic technologies have been able to meet that need. Enter CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that can also be used to identify viruses. Host Dr. Alok Patel follows the story of the two scientists who first discovered this potential for battling the coronavirus, and the biotech company that hopes to use it to revolutionize modern diagnostics.
