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Cell-Based Sensor for Extracellular DNA

Aug 2026 · bioRxiv · 0 citations · 45 references
Biology

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First-generation LUNAR constructs can detect both oligonucleotides and plasmid double-stranded DNA with nanomolar sensitivity in mammalian cells and future work will focus on improving sensitivity, fold-change, and multiplexing capabilities for sequence-specific DNA detection.

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