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Posted On: 10/14/2019 11:00:25 AM
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Ronclaw47,
I'll venture an answer to both your digs:
1. According to the published research papers the GBS test with their N-Assay has already been configured and those GBS bacteria that are common to the UTI test for their pretest fall into what they are talking about in those 15-20 other infections. The number of people presenting with UTI is in the tens of millions. Compare that to a few million live births and the need for GBS testing.
2. The TB test involved use of the BNP technology in the paper published by Battelle BRC. According to news releases of the last five or so years the BNP did not provide any specificity for bacteria identity, which the N-Assay definitely does. The BNP has probably been abandoned.
2a. The water testing with the EPA I think was the BNP and whatever that other colorimetric test was they had that appeared to be a Western Blot variant. I forget the acronym for that test. My understanding is that the primary contaminants in water are viruses so there would be limited use of either of those. Probably also abandoned technology
3. Good job dredging up concerns for old technology. How about their hydrogen bioreactor stuff and some older bioremediation stuff I found a reference to in a google search?
Beam me up,
Scotty
I'll venture an answer to both your digs:
1. According to the published research papers the GBS test with their N-Assay has already been configured and those GBS bacteria that are common to the UTI test for their pretest fall into what they are talking about in those 15-20 other infections. The number of people presenting with UTI is in the tens of millions. Compare that to a few million live births and the need for GBS testing.
2. The TB test involved use of the BNP technology in the paper published by Battelle BRC. According to news releases of the last five or so years the BNP did not provide any specificity for bacteria identity, which the N-Assay definitely does. The BNP has probably been abandoned.
2a. The water testing with the EPA I think was the BNP and whatever that other colorimetric test was they had that appeared to be a Western Blot variant. I forget the acronym for that test. My understanding is that the primary contaminants in water are viruses so there would be limited use of either of those. Probably also abandoned technology
3. Good job dredging up concerns for old technology. How about their hydrogen bioreactor stuff and some older bioremediation stuff I found a reference to in a google search?
Beam me up,
Scotty
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