This Is How Genomic Sequencing Works for COVID Strains
that are circulating in the U.S. at any given time. That data helped scientists know when the Omicron wave was happening, and it also allows everyone to keep tabs on COVID variants as a whole.
But what is genomic sequencing for COVID-19 strains, and how does this whole process work? Here’s what you need to know.At baseline, genomic sequencing is a process that breaks down the genetics of an organism or pathogen, Dr. Russo explains. A virus like SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has a unique RNA sequence that’s made up of chemical building blocks called nucleotide bases, theThrough genomic sequencing, scientists break down the order of those bases in any given sample of the virus.
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