I might be missing something, but if we have a genome sequenced, primers available online, why are there not microarray /FISH assays that are at every international airport before you are allowed to pass security?
latimes.com/science/story/…
latimes.com/science/story/…
I mean, there are obviously issues with logistics, but you could also run all the samples for a single flight together before boarding/takeoff.
Everybody gets a piece of gum to chew, deposits it into receptacle, pcr run in Situ, FISH/etc.
Positive result -> Indiv screened.
Everybody gets a piece of gum to chew, deposits it into receptacle, pcr run in Situ, FISH/etc.
Positive result -> Indiv screened.
That would help to prevent the spread by indiv who are asymptomatic but still shedding.
This is really something every airport should have had on site for, like, ~~20 years.
This is really something every airport should have had on site for, like, ~~20 years.
In reality, cost for indiv samples outside lab setup would be, what, <$15?
And If everybody’s dna gets jumbled together, there is less risk of data being misused for lack of identifiability.
And If everybody’s dna gets jumbled together, there is less risk of data being misused for lack of identifiability.
