 LexaGene Holdings Inc CVE:LXG OTCQB:LXXGF FRA:5XS2 announced Wednesday it has successfully configured a MiQLab system to detect mutant sequences unique to the UK B.1.1.7 and South African B.1.351 variants of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus pathogen that causes the COVID-19 disease. The UK variant, known to be more contagious and possibly deadlier, was first detected in the US at the end of December and has now been identified in 33 states. 