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Saturday, April 18, 2020

Rutgers Covid-19 Saliva Test Approved

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My old Alma Mater doing good things for medical science.
It appears this process will increase the fast and easy testing of large numbers of people very quickly -- a key element in getting back to the 'new normal'.
I always wondered what they did at the MicroBiology Labs up on the hill near the WW2 Quonset huts where we were making ceramic nose cones for rockets.
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New Rutgers Saliva Test for Coronavirus Gets FDA Approval
Emergency use authorization granted for new biomaterial collection approach  (amazing long link):
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“The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics and its collaborators for a new collection approach that utilizes saliva as the primary test biomaterial for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the first such approval granted by the federal agency.
The new saliva collection method, which RUCDR developed in partnership with Spectrum Solutions and Accurate Diagnostic Labs (ADL), will allow for broader population screening than the current method of nose and throat swabs.”
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If not for Covid-19, I would be attending my 60th at Rutgers this month.
I’ll just have to reflect on the YouTube slideshow
On the Banks of the Old Raritan: Rutgers Alma Mater
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