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As COVID-19 variants surge, San Diego s Illumina leads race in discovering dangerous mutations
and last updated 2021-02-10 12:45:50-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â If you remember anything from high school biology, you re probably familiar with Darwin s theory of evolution and natural selection.
It s an organism s ability to adapt to its environment and change to survive. That s precisely what the coronavirus is doing. The virus is mutating and, in some cases, getting stronger. So, as humans, we re in a race with this virus, and the only way we know how to keep up with it is through sequencing. San Diego s Illumina is the leader in that race.
Illumina CEO Francis deSouza on sequencing an evolving pandemic
January 22, 2021 / 5:38 AM / CBS News
In this episode of
Facing
Forward, Margaret Brennan talks with Illumina CEO Francis deSouza for a look at the science behind the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic and how agencies like the CDC and the White House can better understand how infectious diseases evolve. Listen to
Highlights
On sequencing a virus: I think more sequencing is important in terms of fighting the pandemic. And you re right, although, you know, in the US we are a source of some of the innovations in sequencing. We have lagged behind over 40 countries, as you point out, in terms of just how much we re sequencing. So on average in the US right now, we are sequencing about 0.3% of the positive cases that we re seeing. Now to get a good understanding of what s happening, you really need to be sequencing about 5% of the positive cases as well as sampling the negative cases. Now, for comparis