US-based company, Nanobiosym has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised use of their handheld diagnostic machines, the Gene-RADAR®, to identify Zika Virus. The fully portable, chip-based diagnostic platform can recognize Zika Virus RNA in just minutes, without the need for lab infrastructure, trained healthcare personnel, electricity or running water………
https://nano-magazine.com/news/2017/4/12/fda-authorises-emergency-zika-virus-test