Durch die Sequenzierung einzelner Abwasserproben können die zirkulierenden Corona-Varianten festgestellt werden. | Heute.at

Durch die Sequenzierung einzelner Abwasserproben können die zirkulierenden Corona-Varianten festgestellt werden.

Jim Wileman / Eyevine / picturedesk.com

Download von www.picturedesk.com am 04.10.2023 (11:14). They call themselves the poo crew a team of health detectives who are tracking down and heading off Covid outbreaks by reading the signs in our sewage. And they are expanding. Earlier this month, the Environmental Monitoring for Health Protection Programme opened a purpose-built laboratory on the fringes of Exeter, its sterile interior in stark contrast to the unsanitary subject of its investigations. The opening of the laboratory marks a dramatic expansion of what was, until less than a year ago, just a soil pipe dream: testing sewage for coronavirus to understand where it is circulating and get an early warning of future potential spikes in infection. In the future, this network could be expanded to monitor other infectious diseases including flu The Ada Lovelace Lab, where testing of waste water is being tested for Covid-19, in Exeter, Devon. Dr. Nicholas Evens, Scientist © Jim Wileman / Guardian / eyevine :...http://. - 20210422_PD13646 - Rechteinfo: Rights Managed (RM)