RNA Reconnaissance (IMAGE)

Brown University

RNA Reconnaissance

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A Brown team has developed a new method for analyzing the the RNA (green strands) of HIV for mutations (red dot) that convey drug resistance. The system does not require transcription of RNA to DNA, as current technologies do, and works within one solution (purple droplet).

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Lei Zhang/Brown University

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