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MIT INVENTS $6 COVID-19 TEST USING CRISPR

BY DAN ROBITZSKI / MAY 05 2020 A new coronavirus test uses gene-hacking tech to determine whether someone is sick with COVID-19 — and it only costs $6 to make. Because there are still too few tests to go around, a pair of MIT researchers set out to build something to be as low-cost and...

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Scientists Have Unlocked the Code That Turns Genes On and Off

IN BRIEF Scientists from University of California – San Diego were able to confirm the code responsible for initiating transcription and regulation of more than half of human genes. Knowing how or why genes are turned on and off during development, as well as understanding how they respond to environmental changes, will help us find...