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Forsyth Institute

Saliva Diagnostics

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Any saliva-based test will need to be able to tease out the right molecules to effectively test for COVID-19. Since saliva is extremely 'sticky' on a molecular level, identifying a particular molecule within a saliva sample is challenging.

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Photo by Matthew Modoono for Forsyth Institute

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