CRISPR-Based COVID Test Uses a Smartphone (IMAGE) Gladstone Institutes Caption A new CRISPR-based test for COVID-19 developed by researchers at Gladstone Institutes, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco essentially converts a smartphone camera into a microscope to provide quick and accurate results. Credit Gladstone Institutes Usage Restrictions Use with credit to "Gladstone Institutes" License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.