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CRISPR Could Be the Future of Disease Diagnosis

The biotechnology tool best known for gene editing is being used to develop portable, at-home tests for infectious disease and even cancer. It could change how medicine is done.

Emily Mullin
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14 min readJul 25, 2019

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TToday when you get sick, you need to make an appointment to see your doctor. That might…

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Emily Mullin
OneZero

Former staff writer at Medium, where I covered biotech, genetics, and Covid-19 for OneZero, Future Human, Elemental, and the Coronavirus Blog.