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Fri 23 Dec, 2011 07:40 pm
Context:
‘‘Applying deep sequencing for path-
ogen discovery is extremely intensive
and extremely expensive, and if you do
it on every single specimen, it is not
productive,’’hesays.Beforesequencing,
researchers need to eliminate possible
known bugs to establish that they are
indeed dealing with something new. And
even before that, front line responders
need to recognize a disease is unusual
and order tests.
@oristarA,
Very rigorous. If you went to a high impact aerobic course you could describe the exercise as "intensive".
In this context, I'd say it means "deeply complicated."