Labradors and laboratories testing for COVID-19

Thursday, 13 August 2020 - 8:30am to 9:00am
COVID-19 detection dog Storm, a three-year-old Labrador x Golden Retriever © MDD/Neil Pollock

It's all about coronavirus testing this week on Locked in Science, as Stu fills us in on the two main types of tests currently used for COVID-19: the PCR test that detects genes from the virus in nasal swabs, and the blood tests for antibodies; meanwhile Claire talks to Anne-Lise Chaber and Susan Hazel about their new research training sniffer dogs to detect whether people are infected.

Claire, Chris & Stu
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