I worked in a Covid lab for one of these universities- the swabs went to the incinerator after results were submitted. Nothing was saved. Our lab regularly does DNA testing (Covid tested viral RNA) and we did try to extract DNA from a VTM tube and we were successful (again, it was incinerated).
I worked in a Covid lab for one of these universities- the swabs went to the incinerator after results were submitted. Nothing was saved. Our lab regularly does DNA testing (Covid tested viral RNA) and we did try to extract DNA from a VTM tube and we were successful (again, it was incinerated).
I worked in a Covid lab for one of these universities- the swabs went to the incinerator after results were submitted. Nothing was saved. Our lab regularly does DNA testing (Covid tested viral RNA) and we did try to extract DNA from a VTM tube and we were successful (again, it was incinerated).
Which university?
I've talked to somebody whose university and others created policies where all sample trash was organized to be sold.
Georgetown