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Li has published several papers describing specific diagnostic applications for the technology. The most recent, published online ahead of print earlier this month in the Journal of Biotechnology, describes how Li and colleagues at Vanderbilt used an early version of the system to detect unpurified methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus DNA using minimal sample preparation. "Vanderbilt's hospital wants to apply this technology to MRSA surveillance," Li said. "This paper showed the application of the system to MRSA detection." Since InstantLabs licensed the technology, it has modified it somewhat to create a self-contained, portable, fully automated system for commercialization into specific markets, first and foremost the food safety industry.
