Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing

Teens May Have Come Up with a New Way to Detect, Treat Lyme Disease Using CRISPR Gene Editing

From 60 Minutes comes the story of a Georgia science team that carried the Stars and Stripes to Europe for an international science competition and finished in the top ten by using genetic engineering to develop a superior testing and treatment method for Lyme disease. If the competition were held in the USA—where the burden […] The post Teens May Have Come Up with a New Way to Detect, Treat Lyme Disease Using CRISPR Gene Editing appeared first …

Georgia teens gain global praise for advances in early Lyme detection

Georgia students broke into the world spotlight after showcasing early Lyme detection advances that could save patients years of suffering.

Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing

To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.

Georgia Students Build CRISPR Lyme Test That Detects Infection in 48 Hours

Teen researchers in suburban Atlanta may have cracked one of diagnostics’ toughest challenges: early Lyme detection. Their CRISPR test shows promise for identifying infection long before standard tools can. For laboratory leaders navigating a rapidly shifting diagnostics landscape, a new signal of future innovation is emerging from an unexpected place: a suburban high school lab […] The post Georgia Students Build CRISPR Lyme Test That Detects I…

Lyme disease CRISPR breakthrough by teens could enable new detection and treatment - The Valley Vanguard

Georgia high schoolers are using CRISPR to tackle Lyme disease

Although Lyme disease is the most common vector‑borne illness in the United States, it remains one of the hardest to diagnose and treat. That’s why I was