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Halifax microbiology lab looks at building capacity to test for COVID-19 variantsNova Scotia is reopening the investigation into two COVID-19 cases identified in the Central Zone after genome sequencing identified them as U.K. variant strain.NewsFeb 11
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COVID-19 variants could be spreading across Canada. Are labs doing enough to detect them?As variants of the novel coronavirus continue to emerge in Canada, labs are looking for mutations in just five per cent of COVID-positive cases.HealthJan 21
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Alberta researchers genome sequence COVID-19 samples to track strains of virus, monitor spreadReading the viral genome will allow researchers and scientists to determine the origins of the viruses found in Albertans, such as Asia, Europe or the United States, and how the virus is moving.ScienceJun 16, 2020
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Can DNA sequencing bring extinct species back to life?Ben Novak’s life work is the passenger pigeon – an extinct bird he hopes to “resurrect” by sequencing its DNA.CanadaOct 23, 2014
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