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'Revolutionary' metagenomics method can identify illness with just one test
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September 2, 2026
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2:39Now PlayingSky News has been given exclusive access to a lab at St Thomas's Hospital that can identify the cause of an illness in just one test.
It's called metagenomics, a groundbreaking method of analysis, which delivers results in just a few hours.
Sky's Victoria Seabrook went along to see how it works.
#health #metagenomics #uk #skynews
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