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• Scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research — Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) have developed a low-cost, paper-strip test that can detect the new coronavirus within an hour.
Key highlights:
• The test, named Feluda after a fictional detective character created by Satyajit Ray, is expected to cost around Rs 500 against the RT-PCR test that costs Rs 4,500 in private labs.
• Developed by a team led by two scientists, Dr. Souvik Maiti and Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty, the test is based on a bacterial immune system protein called Cas9.
• It uses cutting-edge gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 system. The team has repurposed it for the diagnosis of COVID-19 genetic material.
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