from ebola to zika, tiny mobile lab gives real time dna data on outbreaks /

Published at 2016-02-03 20:00:18

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A genomic surveillance system which fits in a suitcase can relieve health workers to quickly understand the spread of viruses and break the chain of infectionA revolutionary DNA sequencing instrument which could relieve break the chain of transmission of viruses such as Ebola and Zika has been developed by British scientists.
It can relieve identify mutati
ons in viruses in genuine time, allowing health workers in emergencies to quickly establish the evolution and geographical journey of the virus through communities.
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Source: theguardian.com

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