The virus-detecting device. Credit: Sandrine Gerber-Lemaire.
The virus-detecting device. Credit: Sandrine Gerber-Lemaire. A new microfluidic device developed by scientists in Switzerland can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus with high accuracy and speed, using a unique DNA/RNA duplex technology. The device can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for ways to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus quickly, accurately and on a massive scale in order to control its spread. Now, scientists from three Swiss institutions have developed a new microfluidic device that can detect SARS-CoV-2 with a high degree of accuracy. The device can distinguish SARS-CoV-2 from other respiratory viruses such as the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), making it a potential game-changer in the fight against coronaviruses.
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