Piyush Jain of UF has developed a test that can determine in 10 to 15 minutes if patients have COVID-19 and which of the five variants they have. It uses CRISPR technology, a cell phone, and a simple heating device. The test could help policymakers tailor mitigation measures such as mask requirements to the latest realities and prepare hospitals for waves of increased infection.
“For the medical and research community, knowing which variants are emerging is extremely important,” said Jain. “If an especially serious variant like delta or a genetically similar variant, such as deltacron, arises in the future, work like this discovery will help us track it earlier.”
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