Fracking: the simple test for whether it should happen in the UK
Fracking in the UK has a difficult history – economic theory suggests that whether fracking should occur is a simple case of consent and compensation.
Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
• conversation
Oct. 4, 2022 • ~6 min
Oct. 4, 2022 • ~6 min
Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here's how it could help head off future outbreaks
Over 800 sites across the US report coronavirus data from sewage to the CDC. Here’s how this kind of surveillance system works and what it can and can’t tell you.
Carol Wilusz, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University
• conversation
May 4, 2022 • ~10 min
May 4, 2022 • ~10 min
Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human and animal health.
Liam Whitmore, PhD Candidate, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick
• conversation
April 21, 2021 • ~8 min
April 21, 2021 • ~8 min
Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner
A community's wastewater can predict coronavirus cases that haven't yet been diagnosed. The quicker that information is known, the better.
Rob Knight, Professor of Pediatrics and Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego •
conversation
March 11, 2021 • ~5 min
March 11, 2021 • ~5 min
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