UK researchers take on global health threats by developing cutting-edge virus tracking system

UK: Researchers in the United Kingdom are working on a device that will allow them to track genetic changes in viruses that circulate around the world. The technique is likely to be used to detect harmful new respiratory virus strains that are appearing all over the world. The method, according to The Guardian, can be used to provide early warning for new diseases in order to deal with future pandemics. The system's researchers are situated at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridgeshire.

Affordable and simple to use

According to The Reports, the researchers intend to make the technology affordable and simple to use. They are also concentrating on the technology's scalability in order to give global surveillance on lethal pathogens. The Respiratory Virus and Microbiome Initiative will focus on viruses like influenza, respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV), coronaviruses, and previously discovered diseases.

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DNA sequencing technology to identify all viral

The researchers intend to develop a system that will employ DNA sequencing technology to identify all viral, bacterial, and fungal species in a little sample taken from a person's nasal swab. "Britain was at the forefront of Covid-19 genomic surveillance and was responsible for almost 20% of all Sars-CoV-2 genomes sequenced globally throughout the epidemic," claimed researcher Ewan Harrison. Harrison is presently conducting the project at the Sanger Institute, which is well-known for its DNA sequencing studies. "We were able to detect and monitor Sars-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, with remarkable speed and accuracy thanks to the knowledge and data we generated. It was a tremendous help in the fight against the sickness. We now hope to contribute to the development of global genomic surveillance for all respiratory viruses. After all, these are the agents most likely to cause future pandemics "According to reports, he noted.

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