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This Face Mask Can Tell You If You’ve Got COVID-19

By Textile Excellence
July 06, 2021

Using freeze-dried cell free reactions and CRISPR-based biosensors, researchers at the Wyss Institute and M.I.T. have created a face mask that can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a wearer’s breath in under 90 minutes. Such a mask would allow medical professionals to quickly identify COVID-19 patients and begin effective treatments. This facemask is a proof-of-concept for the research team’s Wearable Synthetic Biology platform and could be adapted to detect other pathogens and toxins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyYxoA5KKtI Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University