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Texas A&M Veterinary Lab Hits Red Tape Trying To Do Human Coronavirus Testing

Bret Jaspers / KERA News
Samples arriving at Texas A&M's vet lab in College Station pass through this room, where they are entered into the lab's computer system.

Regulations governing human sample testing are different than those for animal samples. TAMU’s lab director sought flexibility from the federal government during the pandemic.