What I do specifically is called wastewater based epidemiology. While the term has been around for a few decades, it really took off in concordance with COVID. Previous PCR techniques like qPCR are heavily inhibited by co-elutors from wastewater extract. We use digital PCR which is way more resistant to inhibition due to the partitioning. We are using cutting edge technology and our R&D dept is constantly looking into additional targets we can test for. As a company we also do some non-pcr-based wastewater testing (drugs of abuse by LC/MS is a big one).

Additionally we also do next gen sequencing to track the COVID variants in communities.

I manage an infectious disease monitoring lab in industry. Pay’s a whole lot better out here, and my team is amazing and self-driven so I can do minimal people managing.

Biohazard might as well be a metroidvania.

Also the mentality of many boomers. During the height of BLM protests I had to explain to my mom, who has voted Democrat my entire life, that all lives matter was a reactionary response meant to downplay or dismiss the experiences of black people.

This is the way. Just make sure to disable the YouTube app on your phone so links people send you don’t open in the app.