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  • Structurally designed 'DNA star' creates ultrasensitive test for dengue virus

    Nov 26, 2019 11:45 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    Star-shaped DNA binds onto a dengue virus and lights up to detect the virus in a blood test. Image courtesy of Xing Wang

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    • Star-shaped DNA binds onto a dengue virus and lights up to detect the virus in a blood test. Image courtesy of Xing Wang

    'This is more sensitive than any other way of detecting dengue, beating the clinical test by more than 100 fold,' said Xing Wang, an Illinois chemistry professor and corresponding author of the study.