Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Wrank said on Friday that his country's scientists have succeeded in developing a new system to diagnose the Corona virus.
Ranak explained in a tweet that Turkish scientists are putting their fingerprints in pioneering works that will set an example in the world.
He pointed out that the new diagnostic system was developed using synthetic biology and turned into a device via 3D technology.
Bayrama güzel bir müjdeyle başlıyoruz!
Bilim insanlarımız dünyaya örnek olacak öncü işlere imza atıyor.
Özgür hocamız ekibiyle, Kovid-19 tanısı için yeni bir sistem geliştirdi.
Sentetik biyolojiyle geliştirilen tanı sistemi 3B teknolojisiyle cihaza çevrildi. # HayırlıBayramlar https://t.co/yII98on6in
- Mustafa Varank (@varank) July 31, 2020
The Ministry of Industry and Technology said in a statement that the system was developed by a team from Bilkent University in the capital, Ankara, under the supervision of Professor Urartu Ozgur Shafakr Sukkar.
The statement pointed out that the system design is based on DNA, and allows the diagnosis of the virus using a LED lamp without the need for sophisticated devices.
Green light
According to the research paper issued by the university, the scientists said that the early diagnosis of the emerging corona virus can lead to drastic changes in personal and public health.
They added that increasing access to low-cost equipment - which requires very limited technical knowledge - could be useful for diagnosing a viral infection, and these diagnostic capabilities could have a very crucial role in controlling disease transmission.
The scientists stated that they had developed an advanced diagnostic tool using the synthetic biology approach in the laboratory through the use of Riboregulators engineering systems.
They said that their design could detect the presence of the Sars-CoV-2 genes, leading to green fluorescence.