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A researcher in protective gear works in a lab.

October 16, 2014

NSF-funded genomic sequencing recently revealed mutations, insights into the Ebola outbreak

In response to an ongoing, unprecedented outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, a team of researchers from the Broad Institute and Harvard University, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation and researchers across institutions and continents, has rapidly sequenced and analyzed more than 99 Ebola virus genomes. Their findings could have important implications for rapid field diagnostic tests. The team reports its results online in the journal Science. In this image, a researcher from Harvard University and the Broad Institute prepares PCR reagents for initial surveillance of Ebola in Sierra Leone.

Credit: Kristian Andersen

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