Increased COVID-19 testing goals announced for Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare employees shared details in press conference with Gov. Little

If all priority groups were tested weekly, approximately 150,000 tests per week would be needed, Ball said. He said the main problem to reaching this goal is access to testing products, but technological improvements and new testing devices are being introduced weekly that will help the state reach the recommended capacity.

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Through the fire and the flames
A UI-based team found evidence microbes can survive fire

University of Idaho Associate Professor Leda Kobziar and her team recently published research on microbes living in forest fire smoke. Kobziar’s team found that microorganisms — such as allergens and […]

DNA in danger
DNA testing is all the rage right now, but it could also be the biggest danger to privacy we have ever seen

For some of us, DNA testing can be a fun trip into our deep pasts. For others, like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, it can be a means to a political gambit. […]

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Getting tested

Local non-profit organization provides free testing for HIV The idea of having a life-threatening disease is a terrifying thought for most people, especially one there is no cure for. Inland […]