EnCODE: Detecting for Disease by Color 

By: Kang Lai, Class of 2026 Current digital medicine relies heavily on complex laboratory equipment and fluorescence-based molecular tests. EnCODE, an enzymatic colorimetric encoding-based system, harnesses color and leverages it to detect biomarkers of disease. Beyond predicting simple positive or negative results, EnCODE has the potential to reveal diagnostic information about biomarker expression and disease states.  Much of digital medicine depends on the detection of … Continue reading EnCODE: Detecting for Disease by Color