A microbiology lab will analyze the DNA of viruses in local wastewater seeking insight...
The DNA sequence of a coronavirus spike is shown on a computer screen in the lab of Davida Smyth, an associate professor of molecular microbiology at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, on March 11, 2022.It’s spring break week at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, and no teachers or students can be seen. The parking lot and classrooms are empty on an early Friday afternoon.
Under a new partnership of the San Antonio Water System and the Texas A&M-San Antonio Institute for Water Resources Science and Technology, Smyth’s lab will test wastewater from the four treatment plants in San Antonio for the coronavirus and new variants that may evolve. Smyth jumped on the project, which involved conducting DNA sequencing analysis on the coronavirus, specifically the spike, which is the part of the virus that evolves into new variants.
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