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The COVID-19 pandemic led to heightened public interest in learning about viruses and how they can cause diseases.

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Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

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E. coli, listeria and salmonella bacteria have been making news, again, for sickening Americans. But what exactly are these tiny troublemakers? Truthfully, unless you have a microscope and samples ...

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