Journal Club: Super-Scaling COVID-19 Testing with DNA Sequencing

To safely reopen society during the COVID-19 pandemic, we need tests that are fast, can be given frequently, are inexpensive, and are easy to administer. On the Bio Eats World Journal Club we discuss the open source COVID-19 diagnostic platform SwabSeq, which was recently granted an EUA from the FDA. SwabSeq uses DNA sequencing to vastly increase the scale of testing so that it can be done broadly across a population.

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A myriad of AI, science, and technology experts explore the real challenges and enormous opportunities facing entrepreneurs who are building the future of health. Raising Health, a podcast by a16z Bio + Health and hosted by Kris Tatiossian and Olivia Webb, dives deep into the heart of biotechnology and healthcare innovation. Join veteran company builders, operators, and investors Vijay Pande, Julie Yoo, Vineeta Agarwala, and Jorge Conde, along with distinguished guests like Mark Cuban, Greg Verdine, Fei-Fei Li, and Suchi Saria, as they explore the intricacies of these technological advancements and how they can be built and effectively delivered. Together, we can rewrite the script. Welcome to Raising Health.