Genetic Technologies has announced the launch of its Covid-19 Serious Disease Risk Test in the US through a collaboration with the biotechnology company Infinity BiologiX. As per the agreement, IBX will manufacture, sell, and distribute GENE’s test across its recognised network. The Covid-19 risk test is available to all individuals aged 18 years and older.
A Montana State University (MSU) team has illustrated how ancient strategies used by bacteria to battle viruses can be repurposed to fight Covid-19. Using CRISPR, a bacterial immune system technology, MSU researchers have developed a new diagnostic tool to accurately detect even small amounts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in patient samples in under 30 minutes. Researchers claim that the test can also be used to identify other viruses such as Ebola and Zika.
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The University of Bath has been working on a world-first handheld Covid-19 test device, which is expected to deliver accurate results in just 10 minutes. Developed by Bath’s Centre for Biosensors, Bioelectronics and Biodevices (C3Bio) members, the LoCKamp test conducts a genetic-based diagnosis, offering high accuracy levels in detecting the SARS-Cov-2 virus. It is about the size of a mobile phone and is able to take samples, identify DNA sequences and reveal results in within ten minutes.
