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A new quantitative assay can detect the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. The assay was developed by researchers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART).

Waste water contains a treasure trove of data on our health, well-being and inequality, and can be used to head off epidemics, track pandemics and even spot new designer drugs before their effects show up in the population. But how much information are we willing to flush down the toilet?

Researchers have developed a new method for tracking the Alpha COVID-19 variant in wastewater, potentially paving the way to monitor other variants in this way.

A new way to detect the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in wastewater July 28, 2021MIT Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) interdisciplinary research group at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, alongside collaborators from Biobot Analytics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and MIT, have successfully developed an innovative, open-source molecular detection method that is able to detect and quantify the B.1.1.7...

Thousands of different bacterial species live within the human gut. Most are beneficial, while others can be harmful. A new study from an MIT-led team has

International Study Reveals Higher Rates of Gene Transfer in the Industrialized Human Microbiome April 1, 2021 Global Microbiome Conservancy Co-founder Mathilde Poyet, PhD, collects lifestyle data from Bedik villagers in Senegal. [Global Microbiome Conservancy; Photo by F. Rondon] Share The composition of the gut microbiome is altered by many factors including, but not limited to, diet, exercise, and antibiotic use. Now, the first major paper from the Global Microbiome Conservancy (GMbC), a con...