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The New C-Suite of 2023: Meet the Women of Color Shaking Up Corporate America
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November 13, 2023  |  Cosmopolitan
Governments Will Monitor Wastewater to Track Opioid Trends
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September 21, 2023  |  TIME
Why sewage may hold the key to tracking diseases far beyond COVID-19
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September 20, 2023  |  Science News
Covid leveling off in some areas of the country, despite uptick in cases
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September 19, 2023  |  NBC News
Lowell Board of Health gets updates on COVID, opioids and 911 response
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August 3, 2023  |  lowell sun
COVID’s Summer Wave Is Rising—Again
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August 3, 2023  |  wired
Amid Signs of a COVID Uptick, Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’
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August 2, 2023  |  THE NEW YORK TIMES
Your recent cold could be COVID-19, as the nation goes into a late summer wave
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July 28, 2023  |  CNN
Is it time to be worried about COVID-19 again?
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July 28, 2023  |  Vox
An Unwelcome Visitor Returns This Summer. Hint: It’s COVID.
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July 27, 2023  |  WSJ
‘Everybody poops’ | Virginia plans to test sewage water to track fentanyl abuse
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July 26, 2023  |  CBS DC
COVID-19 data shows early signs of an increase in cases
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July 25, 2023  |  Salon
Is COVID back in NYC? Wastewater surveillance shows virus is rising.
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June 1, 2023  |  Gothamist
At-risk New Yorkers should get mpox vaccinations, experts say after recent Chicago cluster
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May 31, 2023  |  Gothamist
New Castle County, state agencies partner for wastewater testing program
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May 17, 2023  |  Bay to Bay News
Marin Looks to Wastewater Data to Assess Drug Use
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May 4, 2023  |  Government Technology
Wastewater Is Providing Valuable Data on Community Drug Use
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May 3, 2023  |  Government Technology
Philly’s effort to find viruses in poop is still backed up
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May 2, 2023  |  Philadelphia Inquirer
New ‘Tranq’ Drug Discovered in Marin County Wastewater
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May 2, 2023  |  SF Standard
Biobot, the Cambridge company monitoring Boston-area COVID wastewater, will start tracking norovirus
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April 19, 2023  |  Boston Herald
Your wastewater could reveal norovirus outbreaks
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April 19, 2023  |  Axios
A COVID-era wastewater monitoring system will now be used to track drug use
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April 18, 2023  |  Delaware Public Media
California county starts monitoring wastewater for illicit drugs
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April 11, 2023  |  Reuters
A Valuable Early-warning System for Disease Outbreaks Could Be Shut Down
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March 30, 2023  |  Scientific American
Inside the lab that looks for viruses in wastewater from US homes
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March 26, 2023  |  New Scientist
Are there drugs in the poop? Some Bay Area places are testing sewage to find out
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March 17, 2023  |  San Francisco Chronicle
VSc versus the virus: Can Silicon Valley stop the next COVID?
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March 12, 2023  |  Business Insider
A gut feeling about wastewater
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March 6, 2023  |  Politico
Marin County begins testing wastewater for drugs
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March 6, 2023  |  Marin Independent Journal
Editorial: Wastewater COVID detector still on the case
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February 18, 2023  |  Lowell Sun
Wastewater monitoring propels local startup to the national stage
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February 16, 2023  |  Boston Business Journal
Marin County Tests Wastewater for Deadly Drugs. Why Doesn’t San Francisco?
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February 11, 2023  |  The SF Standard
To curb drug deaths, communities turn to Reddit, texts and wastewater
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February 5, 2023  |  Washington Post
U.S. COVID-19 Pandemic Enters Fourth Year With Hospitalizations on the Decline
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January 24, 2023  |  WSJ
For Future Viral Threats, Health Officials Look to Sewage
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January 22, 2023  |  WSJ
Top CEOs Give Their Predictions for the Year Ahead
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January 15, 2023  |  TIME
COVID levels drop sharply in northern PBC, but state’s cases keep rising
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January 13, 2023  |  Palm Beach Post
COVID Wastewater Metrics on the Decline in the Boston Area
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January 12, 2023  |  NBC Boston
Boston launches COVID wastewater surveillance program, taking samples from 11 manholes
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January 12, 2023  |  Boston Herald
What’s standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool
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January 11, 2023  |  Stat News
GovTech 100 company for 2023
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January 4, 2023  |  Government Technology
Inventions of 2022: Biobot
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December 28, 2022  |  Share America
COVID-19’s Spread in China Might Tell Us How Deadly Omicron Really Is
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December 24, 2022  |  Wall Street Journal
Where are they now: Catch up with 9 of MIT’s most innovative startups
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December 21, 2022  |  MIT Sloan
Duck Island wastewater samples point to rising COVID cases
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December 20, 2022  |  The Sun
It’s not just you. Everyone really is sick this holiday season as the U.S. battles a ‘worst in a decade’ flu and rising COVID cases
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December 20, 2022  |  Fortune
Can Your Poop Predict The Next Pandemic?
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December 19, 2022  |  Important Not Important
Sewer district participating in federal Monkey pox wastewater testing
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December 17, 2022  |  Boothbay Register
Wastewater can predict COVID-19 surges, but NYC’s data remains hard to find
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December 15, 2022  |  Gothamist
Bloomberg Baystate Business Hour Podcast
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December 7, 2022  |  Bloomberg
Boston to set up 11 waste water testing sites to increase COVID-19 detection
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December 5, 2022  |  Boston Globe
COVID-19 wastewater tests help communities track virus’s prevalence
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December 3, 2022  |  The Times-Tribune
Thanksgiving Poses Next COVID-19 Test as U.S. Looks to Dodge Severe Surge
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November 23, 2022  |  The Wall Street Journal
TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 – Biobot Analytics Wastewater Monitoring Platform
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November 10, 2022  |  TIME
How to Solve the COVID Testing Data Problem
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October 29, 2022  |  Bloomberg
Wastewater surveillance remains a novel, yet important, tool for tracking the pandemic
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October 20, 2022  |  Sun Journal
The COVID Data That Are Actually Useful Now
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October 17, 2022  |  The Atlantic
Why governments are snooping on sewage
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October 4, 2022  |  The Economist
The Government Is Racing to Put Your Toilet Under Surveillance—For a Good Reason
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September 28, 2022  |  Scientific American
2022 TIME100 NEXT: Mariana Matus and Newsha Ghaeli
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September 28, 2022  |  Time
National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall
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September 16, 2022  |  ABC News
The best data design of 2022
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September 15, 2022  |  Fast Company
Saving the World with Poop
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September 1, 2022  |  What's Your Problem? with Jacob Goldstein
The monkeypox outbreak may be peaking in some places. Here’s what we know — and why the coming months will be crucial.
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September 1, 2022  |  Business Insider
Wastewater surveillance has become a critical COVID tracking tool, but funding is inconsistent
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August 23, 2022  |  South Carolina Public Radio
Experts say waste water testing, crucial for COVID-19, could be useful for monkeypox — and the next big disease
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August 15, 2022  |  The Boston Globe
The future is bright with science and technology
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August 1, 2022  |  The Boston Globe
The start-up helping track COVID-19 through sewage water
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August 1, 2022  |  The Boston Globe
Hopes of COVID-19 Reprieve Fade as BA.5 Subvariant Takes Over
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July 12, 2022  |  The Wall Street Journal
The new market for public health entrepreneurs
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June 8, 2022  |  Harvard Public Health Magazine
Wellesley investigating possible wastewater tracking for COVID, drugs
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June 2, 2022  |  The Swellesley Report
Wastewater surveillance provides crucial COVID data, but also carries privacy concerns: scientists
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May 29, 2022  |  CBC
VIDOH Applauds VIWMA in Their COVID-19 Wastewater Testing
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May 27, 2022  |  The Source St. Thomas
Is COVID Peaking in Boston? Wastewater Data Shows Sign of ‘Turning the Corner’
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May 23, 2022  |  NBC Boston
WASTEWATER DATA GAP FOLLOW-UP: AN UPDATE FROM BIOBOT
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May 22, 2022  |  Covid-19 Data Dispatch
Female-led Disruptors are defying the odds and tackling massive social problems
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May 18, 2022  |  CNBC
CNBC DISRUPTOR 50 | 32. Biobot Analytics
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May 17, 2022  |  CNBC
TECH POWER PLAYERS 50 | RANKED #8: Mariana Matus
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May 16, 2022  |  Boston Globe
COVID-19 wastewater efforts confront long-term questions
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May 16, 2022  |  Roll Call
MIT School of Architecture and Planning welcomes Newsha Ghaeli as its 2022 commencement speaker
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May 9, 2022  |  MIT School of Architecture and Planning
Business case study: As COVID pandemic arrived, Biobot Analytics found luck favors the prepared
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May 6, 2022  |  Cambridge Day
Virus sample surges at Elko sewage plant
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May 1, 2022  |  Elko Daily Free Press
How Sewage Surveillance Saves Lives
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April 21, 2022  |  The Takeaway
Opinion: Biden’s COVID team should stop treating parents like idiots
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April 21, 2022  |  Washington Post
Wastewater testing to inform Greenfield on COVID levels
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April 20, 2022  |  Greenfield Recorder
How El Paso is using wastewater surveillance to detect COVID-19 spread
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April 18, 2022  |  El Paso Matters
BA.2 Cases Rise, but Few Signs of a COVID-19 Surge So Far
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April 14, 2022  |  The Wall Street Journal
Wastewater collection data could help track COVID-19 spread in Tampa
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April 13, 2022  |  Fox 13 News
Colorado Moves Toward Statewide Coverage of Wastewater Surveillance
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April 12, 2022  |  KHN
The clues are in the poop: COVID-19 sewage testing is coming to Philly
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April 12, 2022  |  The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bangor wastewater has among the highest levels of COVID-19 in the country
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April 11, 2022  |  Bangor Daily News
Funds to track COVID in wastewater sought
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April 10, 2022  |  Arkansas Democrat Gazette
BA.2, where are you? Dominant strain hasn’t shown signs of starting a surge
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April 8, 2022  |  CNN
Board of Health explores testing for drugs in sewage
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April 8, 2022  |  Gloucester Daily Times
How sewage can warn us about the next pandemic
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April 6, 2022  |  Vox
Colorado is moving toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance
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April 6, 2022  |  NPR
Two Years Into The Pandemic, Hawaii Is Finally Poised To Test Its Sewage For COVID
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March 31, 2022  |  Honolulu Civil Beat
Keeping good company
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March 31, 2022  |  University of Waterloo
Wastewater may help Arlington predict the next local COVID surge
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March 31, 2022  |  ARLnow
TIME100 MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES OF 2022: Biobot Analytics
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March 30, 2022  |  Time
As pandemic eases in Chattanooga, wastewater sentry stays alert for next surge
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March 23, 2022  |  Chattanooga Times Free Press
A third of U.S. COVID now caused by Omicron BA.2 as overall cases fall
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March 22, 2022  |  Reuters
Can Wastewater Surveillance Protect Public Health?
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March 21, 2022  |  Illumina
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci hopes the world will not forget lessons from a ‘catastrophic experience’
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March 14, 2022  |  CNBC
Coronavirus wastewater data, CDC guidelines can give mixed signals on whether to mask
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March 10, 2022  |  CNN
Wastewater data indicates Boston area is in ‘back end of the omicron surge’
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February 17, 2022  |  WGBH
Could sewage surveillance become key in monitoring public health?
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February 17, 2022  |  Global Water Intelligence
Editorial: Gaining fame cracking virus’ effluent code
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February 11, 2022  |  Lowell Sun
These scientists are fighting the pandemic with sewage
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February 10, 2022  |  KUOW
Omicron variant peaked quickly in Elko County
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February 8, 2022  |  Elko Daily Free Press
Those COVID tracking charts start here, with Biobot sewage analysis that knows we’re sick before we do
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February 7, 2022  |  Globe Magazine
22 Boston Startups to Watch in 2022
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February 1, 2022  |  Built in Boston
Following Yarmouth’s lead, state looks to wastewater for COVID clues
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January 23, 2022  |  Portland Press Herald
The Cambridge startup tracking COVID in America’s waste water
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January 20, 2022  |  Boston Globe
Wastewater analytics company Biobot’s co-founder says omicron surge could peak soon
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January 20, 2022  |  CNBC
In Sewage, Clues to Omicronʼs Surge
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January 19, 2022  |  The New York Times
How Wastewater Became a COVID Crystal Ball
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January 15, 2022  |  New York Magazine
When will this COVID surge end? Scientists search your sewage for clues
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January 14, 2022  |  USA Today
Coronavirus levels in Boston-area waste water are falling, raising hopes of case declines
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January 12, 2022  |  Boston Globe
‘Unambiguously good news’: Sharp decline in COVID wastewater levels in Boston area
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January 12, 2022  |  WBUR
COVID-19 experts say Omicron is peaking in the US, citing data from poop samples
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January 12, 2022  |  Business Insider
Boston-area coronavirus wastewater data takes a plunge: ‘An encouraging sign’ as COVID cases surge
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January 11, 2022  |  Boston Herald
‘A Glimmer of Better Days Ahead?’ Wastewater Shows Boston COVID Levels Falling
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January 11, 2022  |  NBC Boston
Record COVID-19 Levels Found In Midwest Sewage: See Latest Data
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January 8, 2022  |  MSN
Even as Mass. reports record COVID-19 cases, wastewater data suggests uncounted infections are ‘more substantial than ever’
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January 6, 2022  |  Boston.com
This chart may tell us more about the Mass. COVID surge than any other. Here’s why
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January 5, 2022  |  Boston Globe
Wastewater samples reveal record levels of coronavirus across U.S.
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January 2, 2022  |  NBC
What Those Boston COVID Sewage Studies Can Tell Us about…Us
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December 23, 2021  |  Boston Magazine
Here is how Miami-Dade uses wastewater epidemiology research to track omicron spread
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December 16, 2021  |  WPLG Local 10
Wastewater analysis shows US could be in for another spike in COVID-19 cases
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December 15, 2021  |  The Denver Channel
Biobot Named One of “America’s Greatest Disruptors” by Newsweek
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December 15, 2021  |  Newsweek
Weekly averages of COVID-19 detected in Boston wastewater reach highest levels yet
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December 7, 2021  |  Boston Globe
Massachusetts Wastewater Testing Shows Increase In Traces Of COVID
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December 6, 2021  |  WBZ News Radio
COVID Level in Boston Area’s Wastewater Returns to Historic High
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December 6, 2021  |  NBC Boston
City of Chattanooga sees spike in wastewater COVID-19 data from past week
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December 6, 2021  |  News Channel 9
Boston-area sewage samples being analyzed for Omicron variant
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December 5, 2021  |  Boston 25 News
Is omicron in Massachusetts yet? Testing labs are on the lookout
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December 2, 2021  |  WGBH
MIT Offshoot That Detects Virus in Wastewater Raises $20 Million
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October 22, 2021  |  Bloomberg
Why recent COVID levels in Jupiter-area sewage are giving officials cause for optimism
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September 28, 2021  |  The Palm Beach Post
Weighing wastewater’s worth as a COVID-19 monitoring tool
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September 26, 2021  |  Chemical & Engineering News
How innovation is challenging conventional assumptions about STEM careers
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September 17, 2021  |  Fast Company
More cases ahead? Coronavirus in Boston-area waste water is on the rise again
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September 17, 2021  |  Boston Globe
The newest disease detection tool for COVID and beyond: Poop
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September 17, 2021  |  Fierce Biotech
Sewage is the latest disease detection tool for COVID-19 — and more
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August 13, 2021  |  CNN Health
Wastewater Helps Health Officials Spot COVID-19 Warning Signs
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July 25, 2021  |  The Wall Street Journal
How innovation in wastewater monitoring helps track down deadly diseases in Latin America
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July 23, 2021  |  World Bank Blogs
Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19
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June 18, 2021  |  Time
Public-Private Disease Surveillance Partnerships Are What’s Needed To Stop The Next Pandemic
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June 9, 2021  |  Forbes
Biobot Analytics knows if you have COVID-19 before you do-from your poop
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March 9, 2021  |  Fast Company
Tracking coronavirus variants through sewage
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February 27, 2021  |  Axios
I-Team: South Hadley officials say the cost of testing sewage for COVID-19 is well worth it
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February 25, 2021  |  WWLP 22 News
Poop Could Be Our New Secret Weapon Against Mutant COVID Strains
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February 17, 2021  |  Vice
An Untested Source of Pandemic Data? The Sewer
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January 25, 2021  |  The New Yorker
COVID Levels in Boston Area’s Sewers Hit New Record, Much Higher Than in 1st Surge
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January 15, 2021  |  NBC 10 Boston
Essential: The 2021 GovTech 100
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January 15, 2021  |  Government Technology
How Wastewater in Sewers Can Detect COVID Levels
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December 30, 2020  |  NBC 10 Boston
Flushing out the coronavirus: Universities, cities and states are testing wastewater for the virus
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December 25, 2020  |  Washington Post
Tracking COVID-19 with wastewater testing in the U.S.
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December 22, 2020  |  CGTN America
Traces of coronavirus in wastewater at Deer Island plant tick down
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December 21, 2020  |  Boston Globe
Wastewater testing reveals COVID-19 spike in Rio Dell, city officials say
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December 21, 2020  |  KRCR ABC 7
Where does the U.S. stand in widespread sewage testing for COVID-19?
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December 18, 2020  |  LEX 18 Lexington
Widespread Sewage Testing For COVID Still a Pipe Dream
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December 17, 2020  |  Newsy
Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hosted massive Thanksgiving feast. Unmasked guests had workers appalled.
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December 17, 2020  |  SFGATE
Traces of coronavirus in Mass. wastewater tick down for one region, up in another
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December 15, 2020  |  Boston Globe
Smart Talk: Testing sewage for COVID-19 is another tool for disease monitoring
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December 15, 2020  |  WITF
Data from Belmont muddies COVID wastewaters, slowing reports; East Cambridge clusters spotted
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December 14, 2020  |  Cambridge Day
One wastewater coronavirus number ticks down, while another continues to march higher
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December 11, 2020  |  Boston Globe
‘We’re in trouble here’: What to make of the record coronavirus levels in Boston-area wastewater
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December 11, 2020  |  Boston.com
COVID Levels in Boston’s Sewers Are Higher Than at Any Point in the Pandemic
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December 9, 2020  |  NBC 10 Boston
Technology of the Year: Biobot Analytics
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December 9, 2020  |  Smart Cities Dive
COVID-19 vaccines are our ‘moonshot project’ and will enable the future of artificial intelligence
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December 9, 2020  |  The Hill
What New York City’s Sewers Reveal About the Virus
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December 8, 2020  |  The New York Times
Declare health emergency to keep kids learning, councillor urges; Shutdown metrics still in flux
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December 8, 2020  |  Cambridge Day
As Massachusetts coronavirus cases reach record levels, wastewater data surges to all-time highs
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December 6, 2020  |  Boston Herald
Cambridge Public Schools to Shift to Remote Learning Thursday for at Least 1 Week
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December 6, 2020  |  NBC 10 Boston
El rastro del COVID-19 en las aguas residuales
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December 1, 2020  |  El Financiero
Preparing For The Next Pandemic: The Trinity Challenge
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November 27, 2020  |  Forbes
Coronavirus traces found in Mass. wastewater are back on the upswing
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November 27, 2020  |  Boston Globe
Coronavirus: Wastewater shows spread of COVID-19, Jupiter’s sewer district says
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November 25, 2020  |  Palm Beach Post
Watching What We Flush Could Help Keep a Pandemic Under Control
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November 24, 2020  |  New York Times
Mass. reports 1,785 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths
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November 23, 2020  |  Boston Globe
Together Indiana campaign partners with Biobot
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November 21, 2020  |  Indiana Gazette
Every toilet flush reveals a clue in fight to stop COVID-19
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November 17, 2020  |  Chicago Tribune
COVID Levels Are Reaching This Spring’s Peak Levels in Boston’s Sewers
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November 16, 2020  |  NBC 10 Boston
Monitoring COVID-19 in sewage
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November 12, 2020  |  Chemical & Engineering News
Wastewater test results offer troubling prediction about coming weeks in Massachusetts
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November 11, 2020  |  Boston 25 News
After brief dip, indications of COVID-19 in Boston-area sewage resume steep rise
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November 11, 2020  |  WCVB 5 ABC
Arizona city uses wastewater to quarantine those infected with COVID-19
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November 5, 2020  |  Washington Examiner
Traces of coronavirus in waste water tick upward again
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November 5, 2020  |  Boston Globe
Plan to detect coronavirus in wastewater may help pinpoint contact tracing needs
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October 29, 2020  |  Fox News
Scientists Can Detect COVID Outbreaks in Communities by Testing Sewage Samples
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October 29, 2020  |  People
Georgia explores wastewater testing to predict COVID-19 outbreaks
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October 29, 2020  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sewage testing shows a country flush with coronavirus cases
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October 28, 2020  |  CNN
City of Chattanooga uses Biobot to identify COVID-19 cases through wastewater
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September 29, 2020  |  WRCB NBC 3
Sewage System Testing Suggests Rise in COVID-19 Cases in Stafford
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September 8, 2020  |  NBC 4 Washington
Cambridge Studies Poop As A Factor In Reopening School Buildings
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September 8, 2020  |  WGBH
Is there advance warning of coronavirus in the sewers
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September 1, 2020  |  FOX 32 Chicago
More Shutdowns Are Avoidable, But The Public Needs To Trust Science, Dr. Fauci Says At Harvard
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August 6, 2020  |  WBUR
Biobot’s poop-centric COVID-19 research
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July 30, 2020  |  Comedy Central
Watcher in the wastewater
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July 28, 2020  |  Nature Biotechnology News
There were no reports of coronavirus in Yosemite. Then they tested the park’s sewage
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July 27, 2020  |  San Francisco Chronicle
MWRA posts results from tests for coronavirus in wastewater; peak seen in spring and low point in late June
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July 27, 2020  |  Boston Globe
The proof is in the sewage: hundreds of Yosemite visitors may have had coronavirus
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July 22, 2020  |  The Guardian
Yosemite Sewage Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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July 21, 2020  |  Smithsonian Magazine
Tests reveal coronavirus in Yosemite National Park’s sewage
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July 20, 2020  |  Los Angeles Times
Looking for clues to the spread of coronavirus in Mass.? Try the toilet
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July 15, 2020  |  The Boston Globe
To Spot Future Coronavirus Flare-Ups, Search the Sewers
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June 30, 2020  |  Scientific American
Biobot Analytics to analyze signs of COVID-19 through sewage 3 times a week at Massachusetts treatment plant
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June 29, 2020  |  Mass Live
Wastewater lab signs on to analyze Massachusetts sewage for coronavirus surge
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June 26, 2020  |  Boston Herald
With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers
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June 16, 2020  |  PBS
Coronavirus accelerates a new age of diagnostics
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June 6, 2020  |  Axios
How sewage samples help trace the spread of COVID-19
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June 2, 2020  |  Yahoo Finance
A Startup Is Testing Sewage to Trace the U.S. Spread of COVID
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June 1, 2020  |  Bloomberg Businessweek
Stafford County Participating in COVID-19 Wastewater Testing
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May 26, 2020  |  NBC 4 Washington
What You Flush Is Helping Track The Coronavirus
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May 20, 2020  |  NPR
From the lavatory to the laboratory, Honolulu testing wastewater for COVID-19
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May 19, 2020  |  KHON 2 News
As some states reopen, studying sewage could help stop the coronavirus pandemic
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May 19, 2020  |  USA Today
$16.5 million awarded to projects to fight COVID
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May 13, 2020  |  The Harvard Gazette
Wastewater testing gains traction as a COVID-19 early warning system
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May 8, 2020  |  Stat
You May Be Helping Stop the Spread of COVID-19 With Every Flush
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May 7, 2020  |  Reform Austin
How What You Flush Is Helping Track The Coronavirus
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May 7, 2020  |  NPR
What Your Toilet Can Tell Us About the Coronavirus
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May 7, 2020  |  Bloomberg Businessweek
Researchers explore whether human poop can help track COVID-19, and curb a second wave
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May 5, 2020  |  CBC Radio
Human poop helping scientists study, track COVID-19
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May 4, 2020  |  Fox 4
Cary sewage being analyzed to monitor the spread of COVID-19
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May 1, 2020  |  ABC 11 Eyewitness News
Poop could help stop the pandemic. Really.
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May 1, 2020  |  Politico
An early warning system for coronavirus infections could be found in your toilet
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May 1, 2020  |  Washington Post
Homer Public Works Department is testing wastewater for signs of COVID-19
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April 30, 2020  |  KBBI Alaska
Biobot Analytics Pulls $4.2 for Sewage Testing Technology
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April 29, 2020  |  GovTech
Poop may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end
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April 29, 2020  |  Los Angeles Times
Some scientists are using sewage to measure the prevalence of coronavirus in their communities
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April 26, 2020  |  CNN
Wastewater Epidemiology Webcast (Public Service Announcement)
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April 24, 2020  |  Wastewater Environment Federation
MIT Spinoff Raises $4.2 Million To Estimate Scope Of Coronavirus Cases By Analyzing Poop
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April 24, 2020  |  Forbes
Here’s how one company is tracking the spread of COVID-19 with wastewater
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April 22, 2020  |  CNBC
The Engine Invests In Biobot Analytics
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April 21, 2020  |  The Engine
Biobot Analytics Raises $6.7 Million in Seed Funding to Transform Wastewater Infrastructure into Public Health Observatories
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April 21, 2020  |  Businesswire
Sewer systems are a window into the coronavirus pandemic
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April 20, 2020  |  The Verge
Novel coronavirus found in surprisingly high levels in sewage
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April 16, 2020  |  Chemical & Engineering News
Somerville Startup Biobot Analytics Scours Sewage For Coronavirus
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April 14, 2020  |  WGBH
Your Poop And Urine May Be Crucial For Predicting End Of COVID-19 Pandemic
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April 11, 2020  |  India Times
Coronavirus Traces Found in Massachusetts Wastewater at Levels Far Higher Than Expected
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April 9, 2020  |  Newsweek
Coronvirus traces found in Massachusetts wastewater at levels far higher than expected
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April 9, 2020  |  New York Post
MIT scientists probe nation’s sewage for coronavirus clues
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April 9, 2020  |  Boston Herald
Biobot Analytics find COVID-19 cases ‘an order of magnitude higher’ than tests reveal
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April 9, 2020  |  BOSTINNO
Your Poop Might Be Key For Predicting the End of the Pandemic
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April 8, 2020  |  Vice
New research examines wastewater to detect community spread of COVID-19
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April 7, 2020  |  Stat News
Mapping the spread of COVID-19 by sampling human waste in US sewer systems
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March 29, 2020  |  WLNS 6
MIT-affiliated companies take on COVID-19
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March 26, 2020  |  MIT News
How Poop Offers Hints About the Spread of Coronavirus
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March 21, 2020  |  Popular Mechanics
This startup will map the coronavirus spread by looking at your poo
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March 20, 2020  |  TNW News
This startup is tracking the coronavirus through sewers and using AI to predict its spread in a new project with MIT
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March 20, 2020  |  Business Insider
Innovations Around COVID-19: Using Sewage to Map an Outbreak
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March 20, 2020  |  Brigham Clinical & Research News
Coronavirus crisis means opportunity for some tech companies
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March 3, 2020  |  Boston Globe
C&EN’s Trailblazers
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March 1, 2020  |  Chemical & Engineering News
The 2019 Good Tech Awards
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December 30, 2019  |  The New York Times
How Biobot is Using Wastewater to Combat the Opioid Crisis
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December 5, 2019  |  Cheddar
Building smarter healthier communities through Opioid Wastewater Monitoring
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December 1, 2019  |  NC Currents
Startups Using Agility, Experience, to Move the Needle on Opioid Crisis
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August 23, 2019  |  Karma Impact
The Past, Present And Future Of Automated Predictive Technology
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May 13, 2019  |  Forbes
Civic I/O’s Civic Tech Pitchers: Where are they now?
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March 27, 2019  |  Civic I/O
Greentown Labs All Stars: Biobot Analytics
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March 27, 2019  |  Scout Somerville
Interested in gauging a population’s health? Look to sewage
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March 26, 2019  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Mariana Matus with Biobot Analytics
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March 1, 2019  |  Latino Founder Hour
50 Women-Led Startups Who Are Crushing Tech
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February 20, 2019  |  Forbes
Analytics Startup Uses Robots to Improve Wastewater Systems
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December 1, 2018  |  GovTech
Sewage May Hold the Key to Tracking Opioid Abuse
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August 22, 2018  |  Smithsonian Magazine
NC town battles opioid epidemic by using robots to test people’s poop
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July 12, 2018  |  Fox News
Tech Tuesday: Robots in Sewers Monitoring Opioid Use
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July 10, 2018  |  WOSU
Scientists can track the spread of opioids in sewers. But do cities want to know what lies below?
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June 26, 2018  |  Stat News
Sewage Is Helping Cities Flush Out the Opioid Crisis
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May 25, 2018  |  Scientific American
Biobot Analytics, a Startup Using Sewage to Fight the Opioid Crisis, Raises $2.5M
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May 8, 2018  |  GovTech
10 Companies That Are Doing Good While Doing Well
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May 1, 2018  |  Entrepreneur
The Race to Learn What’s Really Happening in the Opioid Crisis
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April 30, 2018  |  CityLab
Testing Wastewater For Opioids: North Carolina Town Pilots New Technology
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March 28, 2018  |  WBUR
Screening Wastewater Could Help Cities Track Opioid Use
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March 16, 2018  |  GovTech
To Track Opioid Use, More Cities May Soon Screen Wastewater
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March 12, 2018  |  Governing
8 Startups Fighting America’s Opioid Epidemic
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November 19, 2017  |  Inc.
Why an MIT robot is collecting poop fro our sewers
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January 19, 2017  |  Boston Globe
Meet Luigi: MIT’s sewer-scouring robot
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September 30, 2016  |  CNN
Meet Luigi the PoopBot. He’s Here to Scrape Your Sewers
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August 26, 2016  |  Wired
MIT researchers are sending robots into sewers to monitor city dwellers’ waste
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July 30, 2016  |  Quartz
Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti
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June 9, 2016  |  de zeen
Sewer robots sampling human waste may track drugs, disease through cities
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May 27, 2016  |  CBC
Our Sewers Speak Volumes These Robots Are Ready to Listen
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May 12, 2016  |  Atlas Obscura
The MIT lab flushing out a city’s secrets
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March 27, 2016  |  The Guardian
A Microbial Map of the City
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November 10, 2015  |  CityLab
What lies beneath … ‘Smart Sewage’ could spot epidemics before they happen
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October 30, 2014  |  CNN