New Mexico universities use wastewater samples to detect COVID-19 early

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Could what goes down the drain be the key to early detection of COVID-19? Some wastewater researchers think so. More states are starting to test wastewater and sewage for the virus—a method that dates back to polio research. Now, student researchers  at NMSU are trying it out on campus.

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