NBC News got the chance to interview three amazing Latina scientists working as a part of a small team in the Washington, D.C., Department of Forensic Sciences’ Public Health Laboratory Division. Dr. Monica Mann, Dr. Elizabeth Zelaya, and Dr. Connie Maza analyze COVID-19 samples every day to track the spread of the virus and identify mutations. Learn more about the work they are doing, what inspired them, and more in the full article.

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