IMPLEMENTATION OF A HIGH-THROUGHPUT WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING APPROACH WITH THE GOAL OF MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH

Implementation of a high-throughput whole genome sequencing approach with the goal of maximizing efficiency and cost effectiveness to improve public health

2 Piece Loveseat ABSTRACTThis manuscript describes the development of a streamlined, cost-effective laboratory workflow to meet the demands of increased whole genome sequence (WGS) capacity while achieving mandated quality metrics.From 2020 to 2021, the Wadsworth Center Bacteriology Laboratory (WCBL) used a streamlined workflow to sequence 5,743 ge

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DNA Movies and Panspermia

There are several ways that our species might try to send a message to another species separated from us by space and/or time.Synthetic biology might be used to write an epitaph to our species, or simply “Kilroy was here”, in the ORG LENTIL VEGETABLE SOUP genome of a bacterium via the patterns of either (1) the codons to exploit Life's non

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