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Faster and cheaper COVID-19 testing kits are being developed by SFU researchers

News May 19, 2020

Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU Post-Doctoral Fellow Lena Dolgosheina and Professor Peter Unrau of molecular biology and biochemistry are using their previously developed imaging technology called Mango to help produce cheaper and faster COVID-19 testing kits. In an email interview with The Peak, Dr. Unrau discussed the research further.  The project is funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), which is offering rapid funding to Canadian researchers whose work helps to address COVID-19. According to the CIHR, 227 eligible applications have been submitted and 99 grants have been provided at the time of writing. Dr. Unrau…

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SFU professor provides free toolkit for detecting cancer-causing gas in household settings

Peak Web February 12, 2018

Simon Fraser University’s Citizen Scientist project is providing free radon-testing kits to households in the Greater Vancouver area. These testing kits are capable of detecting radon, a harmful gas known to cause lung cancer in humans.      Radon is…

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