About this episode
This episode discusses the potential of metagenomic sequencing in enhancing pathogen detection and biosurveillance in the US.
Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. Description: This post models how an effective biosurveillance system might work in the US using metagenomic sequencing (MGS). Metagenomic sequencing can read out any nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) in a sample. Analyzing these fragments allows the identification of both known pathogens as well as unknown reads that could represent a new threat. Original Text: https://naobservatory.org/blog/biothreat_radar/ Author(s): Simon Grimm,...
Topics covered
- biosurveillance
- metagenomic sequencing
- pathogen detection
- public health
- biosecurity
Keywords
- biosurveillance
- metagenomic sequencing
- pathogen detection
- public health
- biosecurity
- RNA
- DNA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BlueDot, BlueDot Impact, naobservatory.org
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