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‘Dipstick’ technology could be used for mobile and accurate COVID-19 testing – News-Medical.Net
Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyze genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and r…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 6 2020
Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyze genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and remote testing centres.
‘Dipstick’ technology, developed by the University of Queensland’s Professor Jimmy Botella and Dr Michael Mason, allows genetic material to be extracted in as little as 30 seconds, with a full molecular diagnosis in 40 minutes.
That process is currently achieved using …
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