Not bad at all: A simple biological circuit composed of two integrated molecular switches was developed for the detection and amplification of a specific nucleic acid in a biological extract. The nucleic acid is recognized by a molecular beacon, then a DNA polymerase and nicking endonuclease are used to rapidly amplify the signal for sensitive detection of the nucleic acid.
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Connolly et al. (2010) studied this question.