Clever Gene Application Identifies Source of Outbreak

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Clever Gene Application Identifies Source of Outbreak
Submitted by: Erin Ricketts (via BBC)
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From Erin Ricketts:

Doctors at Rosie Hospital sequenced the genome of a bacteria from an ongoing hospital outbreak, and used the results to test similar bacteria on workers in the hospital, to eventually find the staff unwittingly spreading the infection (and eliminate his infection).