A Massachusetts company is using the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR to try to develop quick, cheap and accurate coronavirus tests. commonhealth
The Sherlock company's push to develop a CRISPR-based coronavirus test"felt like being in the World Series — it really did," says Principal Scientist Christine Coticchia."Because there was so much on the line every day. You plan so much, you train so much — and then it comes down to the day, it comes down to the data."
Dhanda says in normal times, it would have taken the company at least another couple of years to bring a CRISPR test to market. But in February, with the pandemic looming, he appealed to the board to let Sherlock Biosciences shift nearly overnight to develop a coronavirus test as quickly as possible.the mission of Sherlock, to solve these problems,'"he says.
In Sherlock's lab on a recent day, scientist Paul Carlson was tweaking the coronavirus test to try to make it faster and more sensitive. He’s been working long hours — with no complaints.Paul Carlson, Sherlock Biosciences
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