Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus
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Blog Post
... Alexander A. Green.
Zika background
First identified in 1947 in Uganda, the Zika virus had received little...of the Zika virus genome with Addgene to facilitate rapid sharing of these tools with the Zika virus research...albopictus) and, aided by international travel, the Zika virus is expected to expand into heavily populated...e.g.: blood, urine).
Adapting toehold switches for Zika detection
We and other members of the lab had been...platform toward a more field-ready format when the Zika virus outbreak was reported, and we felt that, given...manuscript to the journal Cell just six weeks later.
The Zika publication timeline
I think we can speak for all...platform into clinically relevant diagnostics for the Zika virus was daunting. It took a true team effort and...