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Myhrvold lab: Finding what ails thee - a new technology for fast, easy diagnosis of viral infections
June 18, 2024
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Written by by Caitlin Sedwick for the Department of Molecular Biology

Imagine it’s flu season, and that tickle in the back of your throat has turned into symptoms bad enough to drive you to visit your doctor. Your physician would ideally run some tests to diagnose what pathogen is afflicting you, but unless they are at a large hospital, they may not have access to the complicated, costly tests they need. That’s…