CRISPR Whiteboard Lesson: CRISPR-Based Diagnostic Tools

Cas9 isn’t the only CRISPR protein in the toolkit. Researchers have repurposed Cas12 and Cas13 as sensitive, cheap, and fast diagnostic tools. Watch this CRISPR Whiteboard Lesson video to learn how scientists are working to use these proteins to one day detect viruses, bacterial infections, and even cancer.

“CRISPR-Based Diagnostic Tools” was drawn by IGI undergraduate researcher Haarika Kathi