Bolstering Africa’s coronavirus detection efforts

Bolstering Africa’s coronavirus detection efforts



Working staggered shifts to respect social distancing, Christian Happi and his team perform PCR on human-tissue samples to detect infectious pathogens. The molecular biologist has deployed his lab in Ede, Nigeria, against the current pandemic. “People might have thought that this work was impossible in Africa,” he says, “but we are demonstrating that the continent’s scientists can generate crucial data in the global fight against COVID-19.” (Nature | 3 min read) (ACEGID)