The test kit, named Feluda, is based on gene-editing technology and can deliver highly accurate results within the hour. Its discovery has been called a game-changer. Similar to a pregnancy test, Feluda is a paper-based test for the coronavirus that costs less than Rs 500 and can return results within an hour. Developed in the ...

Feluda is an indigenous kit that utilizes CRISPR gene-editing technology to distinguish and find the genetic material of Sars-CoV2, which causes Coronavirus. It has been endorsed by the legislature of India.  Feluda (test kit) has been created by senior scientists Dr. Souvik Maiti and Dr. Debojyoti Chakraborty at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute ...