Health
‘We’re the poo crew’: sleuths test for Covid by reading signs in sewage – The Guardian
Scientists in Exeter are identifying Covid through human faeces – this could be be expanded to monitor other diseases
CoronavirusScientists in Exeter are identifying Covid through human faeces this could be be expanded to monitor other diseases
Sat 24 Apr 2021 04.00 EDT
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…
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