May 20, 2026

AOAC SPADA will be launching two new working groups in the coming month: (1) metagenomic sequencing for wastewater and (2) metagenomic sequencing for synthetic biology focusing on genetic engineering detection. Please use the links to register for these groups: Wastewater and Synthetic Biology.

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