Researchers at ASU’s Biodesign Institute are exploring the unique information-carrying capacities of DNA, hoping to produce microscopic forms whose ability to encrypt, store and retrieve information rival those of the silicon-based semiconductor memories found in most computers.
Containing an emerging epidemic requires tests that can track its spread. But many leading technologies are bulky, expensive and slow to deploy.A new paper in the journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics offers a promising alternative.Researchers at ASU and University of Washington in Seattle have developed a cheap, portable, rapid test for viruses like Ebola and SARS-CoV-2.