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Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner

  • Written by Smruthi Karthikeyan, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pediatrics, University of California San Diego
Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks soonerSewage samples mixed with magnetic beads and loaded onto the liquid-handling robot for viral concentrationC. H. Sheikhzadeh @ HOMA Photographic Art

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