COVID 3 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption From left, Rice University undergraduate student Jeffrey Vanegas, chemical and biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao and postdoctoral researcher Jie Yang led the effort to modify a gene editing tool to serve as a diagnostic test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit Rice University Usage Restrictions NONE License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.