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Leading the charge against COVID-19
The University of Illinois System is leading the charge in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic—from innovative testing solutions, to clinical trials for vaccines and treatments, to pioneering new research and innovations, to providing resources and assistance for our communities, and more.

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  • DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious

    Sep 29, 2021 9:15 am
    purple spiky virus on top of gray detector (artist's rendering)

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    A new sensor developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators can detect not only whether a virus is present, but whether it’s infectious – an important distinction for containing viral spread.