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05 Oct, 2020

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Feluda Test

GS-III : S&T Bio technology

Feluda Test

  • Feluda is the acronym for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay.
  • It is an accurate and low-cost paper-based test strip to detect Covid-19 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes.
  • Developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Tata Group.

How does it work?

  • It uses indigenously developed CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify and target the genetic material of SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes Covid-19.

Significance:

  • According to CSIR, the test matches the accuracy levels of RT-PCR tests.
  • ‘Feluda’ is also the world’s first diagnostic test to deploy a specially adapted Cas9 protein to successfully detect the virus.

Source: TH

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