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Finding the source of water contamination with inland and beach MST panels
Microbial Source Tracking (MST) helps water managers move from simply detecting fecal contamination to pinpointing which host it came from, enabling targeted…
Monitoring Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) through wastewater: A promising public-health tool
Wastewater surveillance is emerging as a powerful early‑warning tool for RSV, often detecting rising transmission before clinical data catches up. By capturing…
Why do Influenza A and B in wastewater matter?
Consistent detection shows wastewater-based epidemiology is a powerful tool for community-level influenza tracking. By turning routine sewage monitoring into actionable health data,…
ESR1 testing with digital PCR: A powerful tool for precision oncology
Estrogen receptor–positive (ER+) breast cancer accounts for the majority of breast cancer diagnoses worldwide. While endocrine therapies such as aromatase inhibitors and…