Feluda and Crispr technology
May 3 , 2020
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- It was developed by Scientists at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research — Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB).
- It is a low-cost, paper-strip test which can detect the new coronavirus within an hour.
- The test is based on a bacterial immune system protein called Cas9.
- It uses cutting-edge gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 system.
- CRISPR technology is basically a gene-editing technology.
- It can be used for the purpose of altering genetic expression or changing the genome of an organism.
- The technology can be used for targeting specific stretches of an entire genetic code or editing the DNA at particular locations.
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