Ep88 - Detecting diseases using egg whites and powdered milk

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Ep88 - Detecting diseases using egg whites and powdered milk

Behind The Science Podcast

52 minutes 40 seconds

1 week ago

Ep88 - Detecting diseases using egg whites and powdered milk

In this episode, I talked with Dr. Edjohn Aaron Macauyag about his research on developing a low-cost technique to synthesize Bst DNA polymerase —an enzyme for detecting diseases like COVID-19— and reducing costs by over 90% using home ingredients like egg whites and powdered milk.

📚Reference: San Pedro VM, Cañas VA, Garcia JR, Lopez C, Zulueta M, Macauyag EA. 2025. A low-cost production method for Bst DNA polymerase (large fragment). SciEnggJ. 18(1):20–27.‌

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