US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Oct. 27 for "Cell-based DNA sensors and methods of using same" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,498, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Cell-based DNA sensors and methods of using same" was invented by Ophelia Venturelli (Madison, Wis.), Yu-Yu Cheng (Madison, Wis.) and Zhengyi Chen (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cell-based DNA sensors, compositions comprising the cell-based DNA sensors, and methods of detecting DNA and cells. The cell-based DNA sensors include competent cells that include genetic circuits. Each genetic circuit includes homology arms separated by an interstitial region that comprises at least one element of a reporter switch and/or a kill swit...