Help me understand something: if you have a sequenced genome, can testing be reduced to a software problem? As in: generic chemistry test + genome data = y/n match? Like spectroscopy? Is this already the case?
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As best I understand, no, not at this time. I've seen choosing the primers to use as being more art than science.
There are various issues that can result in poor results. That doesn't mean software can't help spot problems or generate candidates, tho.
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If I understand correctly, the main form of testing is for RNA sequences from the virus.
So:
1. no definitely not a software problem;
2. sort of like that but very noisy and harder to do;
3. not really but the graph looks a bit similar I guess;
4. yes.
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Kinda no. You'd have to sequence the sample like they did the virus, then (somehow) filter out 000's of different kinds of other organic gunk to find your bogey. Most biochem testing is about isolating, amplifying, and purifying living samples to boost the signal you're hunting.
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