Labs establish joint genome-sequencing service to head off future pandemics
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
Before there is any hope of slowing or halting a disease outbreak in humans, animals, or plants, the first step is identifying the cause. In many cases, a pathogen is involved.
If existing tests cannot pinpoint the pathogen because it is a previously unknown agent or one that is known but has mutated so much that existing tests cannot recognize it, examining the entire sample genetically to disco . . .
Before there is any hope of slowing or halting a disease outbreak in humans, animals, or plants, the first step is identifying the cause. In many cases, a pathogen is involved.
If existing tests cannot pinpoint the pathogen because it is a previously unknown agent or one that is known but has mutated so much that existing tests cannot recognize it, examining the entire sample genetically to disco . . .