Nature Biotechnology
A monthly journal covering the science and business of biotechnology, with new concepts in technology/methodology of relevance to the biological, biomedical, agricultural and environmental sciences.
Wastewater-based epidemiology, or What can sewerage tell us about an ongoing pandemic?
We all produce and discharge excretions into the sewer. Correspondingly, sewerage can tell a lot about its contributory population. In the case of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based epidemiology can serve as a tool for population wide pathogen surveillance without compliance issues.
European patent protection for medical uses of known products and drug repurposing
Obtaining European patent protection for medical uses of known products is not a key factor limiting repurposing activity.