Could a New Technology Prevent the Transmission of Viruses Through the Air?

Right now, bird flu doesn’t spread from person-to-person through the air, but Scott Hensley, PhD, a professor of Microbiology, explained that just a few small mutations could change that, with the potential to greatly impact humans. A new technology called Far-UVC may be able to limit the transmission of airborne viruses, like COVID-19, by damaging the genes of disease-causing microbes without harming people.