New CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes

Date 25th, Mar 2019
Source Phys.org - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

A team of engineers at the University of California, Berkeley and the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) of The Claremont Colleges combined CRISPR with electronic transistors made from graphene to create a new hand-held device that can detect specific genetic mutations in a matter of minutes.