New test offers hope of combatting harmful algal blooms



Researchers from Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic test to detect toxin-producing organisms in marine ecosystems that can lead to the formation of harmful algal blooms (HABs). 



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