On February 14, 2020, the Feng Zhang group described a protocol for using the SHERLOCK technique based on CRISPR technology for the purpose of detecting SARS-CoV-2, which makes it possible to identify synthetic fragments of RNA of SARS- CoV-2 between 20 × 10-18 mol/L and 200 × 10-18 mol/L (10-100 copies per microliter of sample) using a dipstick in less than an hour, without requiring sophisticated equipment.
Mnamo tarehe 14 Februari 2020, kikundi cha Feng Zhang kilifafanua utaratibu wa kutumia mbinu ya SHERLOCK inayotegemea CRISPR kugundua SARS-CoV-2, ambayo inagundua vipande vya RNA vya kisinthetiki vya SARS-CoV-2 katika vipimo vya 20 × 10-18 mol/L hadi 200 × 10-18 mol/L (nakala 10-100 kwa kila lita ndogo ya mweko) kwa kutumia chuma cha kutumbukiza kwa chini ya saa moja bila kuhitaji kifaa cha uwezo changamano.