Wastewater provides a planet-wide laboratory for the study of human health
Imaging and testing
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Wastewater provides a planet-wide laboratory for the study of human health
Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide societal
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Live wire: New research on nanoelectronics
Proteins are among the most versatile and ubiquitous biomolecules on earth. Nature uses them for everything from building tissues to regulating metabolism to defending the body against disease. Now, a
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Simple, inexpensive, fast and accurate nano-sensors pinpoint infectious diseases
In recent years, deadly infectious diseases, including Ebola and COVID-19, have emerged to cause widespread human devastation. Although researchers have developed a range of sophisticated methods to detect such infections,
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ASU Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory receives coveted CAP accreditation
The Biodesign Clinical Testing Laboratory at Arizona State University has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the nation’s largest organization of board-certified pathologists. The CAP Accreditation Committee has awarded accreditation based
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New funding advances Biodesign SARS-CoV-2 research
Biodesign researcher Dr. Efrem Lim began studying the human virome long before the arrival of SARS-CoV-2 and the global pandemic. His innovative use of high-throughput viral sequencing and functional studies of viral
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State recognizes ASU Biodesign Institute’s response to COVID-19 with Innovator of the Year Award
Since the rise of COVID-19 in our state last spring, the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute has worked tirelessly to respond, in particular by providing rapid public testing for the virus and
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Tuberculosis, then and now: From Old West to a new test to rapidly identify worldwide infections
Tuberculosis, once better known as consumption for the way its victims wasted away, has a long and deadly history, with estimates indicating it may have killed more people than any