Gene Editors as Rapid Detectors of Pathogenic Threats

Interesting timing of this "technology". This link is from November 2019.

"DARPA’s newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to incorporate gene editors into detectors for distributed health biosurveillance and rapid, point-of-need diagnostics for endemic, emerging, and engineered pathogenic threats. The “Detect It with Gene Editing Technologies” (DIGET) program could help the Department of Defense maintain force readiness by informing rapid medical response and increasing the standard of care for troops, and preserve geopolitical stability by preventing the spread of infectious disease from becoming a driver of conflict. DARPA is hosting a Proposers Day meeting on December 11, 2019, in Atlanta to provide interested researchers with additional details."

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