Developing a rapid, specific and sensitive CRISPR/Cas12a-based test kit for in-vitro diagnosis of COVID-19

• Main Author: Teo, Seok Yee
• Other Authors: Gao Yonggui
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Molecular biology; Science::Biological sciences::Genetics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140518
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread throughout the world. Given the severity of disease and high transmission potential of SARS-CoV-2, rapid, specific and sensitive assays are required to meet diagnostic ne...