We are excited to share STOPCovid, an inexpensive, one-step, & sensitive #COVID-19 detection protocol developed with Omar Abudayyeh & Jonathan Gootenberg. This revamped assay was streamlined with the future goal of developing an in-home test for COVID-19. zlab.bio/s/COVID-19-det… 1/X

Our work on STOPCovid.v2 for #COVID19 diagnostics is out NEJM! We combined LAMP with CRISPR detection to run one reaction at constant temperature. By streamlining the assay, we hope to expand testing outside of clinical labs and ultimately at home. 1/X nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

We're excited to share STOPCovid, published today in NEJM! We combine LAMP and CRISPR-dx into a single-step, low-cost reaction that runs in 30-60 minutes, enabling a simple workflow for point-of-care testing and eventually at-home use. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Excited to share STOPCovid.v2 for #COVID19 diagnostics. Grateful for collaborators who helped make this happen! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… Julia Joung Alim Ladha Jonathan Gootenberg Omar Abudayyeh KeithJerome Greninger Lab NamGyunKim UW Virology Ann Woolley DebHung Bruce D. Walker Jonathan Li

A new method for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 combines simplified extraction of RNA with isothermal amplification and CRISPR–mediated detection. Testing of 402 samples indicated a sensitivity of 93.1% and a specificity of 98.5%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

Check out what we (led by Carly G. K. Ziegler!) and others have been up to recently here:

.@DeepMind's incredible AI-powered protein folding breakthrough will help us better understand one of life’s fundamental building blocks + enable researchers to tackle new and hard problems, from fighting diseases to environmental sustainability. deepmind.com/blog/article/a…

Online now! #Transposons divert #CRISPR- Cas systems for #RNA-guided transposition. bit.ly/3onpk2J

For covid today, Mars with SpaceX tomorrow 😂

Dual modes of #CRISPR-associated #transposon homing. Now online! bit.ly/3rr1Lqx

How do CRISPR-associated transposons find their "homes"? It was fun working with Jonathan Strecker Edwin Neumann to answer this question!

We are *so* excited to share the news that McGovern Institute fellow Jonathan Gootenberg has been named to MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 List! 🎉🧬technologyreview.com/innovator/jona…

"fake it till you make it" has no place in the life sciences. don't fake it. run experiments and make more data.