Ep. 34 - COVID-19 testing explained by Anna Minkina

Lab Talk with Laura

On this episode I chat on the phone with Anna Minkina, a PhD student in Genomics at University of Washington in Seattle. Anna explains the methods underlying COVID-19 testing and how understanding the method can help us understand the delays to widespread testing in the US. We also chat about her work in genomics-- tracking the lineage of cells. Check out her article on Medium that inspired our conversation: https://elemental.medium.com/the-science-behind-coronavirus-testing-and-where-the-u-s-went-wrong-7920c3fb5049