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Bioinformatician here (well, former): I would never say something is impossible but the way these things are tested right now, it pretty much is impossible. We
by neuronic 7y ago
Bioinformatician here (well, former): I would never say something is impossible but the way these things are tested right now, it pretty much is impossible.
We need to amplify some molecules and run a process called PCR on them for which you need a full lab setup. It would take nothing short of a revolution in detection to achieve this.
- pas 7y agoWhat would the cost be to set up testing machines every few blocks? People just get a swab, drop it into the machine, and get a code (just take a picture of a QR code) that they can later check for results.
- neuronic 7y ago> What would the cost be to set up testing machines every few blocks? Where are you getting near infinite qualified and trained lab personnel from? Machines that can mostly automate the process cost $500k - $1m easily. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P-jaC3_d3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P-jaC3_d3o (Roche commercial!)
- snovv_crash 7y agoWe have testing machines which can pump out 900 results/h (in batches of 900). The issue is that nobody is using them for disease testing, they are instead being used for drug discovery by big pharmaceutical companies.