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Covid-19 test uses smartphone microscope for quick results – E&T Magazine

A Covid-19 testing method is being developed that uses a smartphone microscope to analyse saliva samples and can deliver results in around 10 minutes.

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A Covid-19 testing method is being developed that uses a smartphone microscope to analyse saliva samples and can deliver results in around 10 minutes.
Researchers at the University of Arizona aim to combine the speed of existing nasal swab antigen tests with the high accuracy of nasal swab polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.
The researchers are adapting an inexpensive method that they originally created to detect norovirus using a smartphone microscope.
Weve outlined it so that other scientists…

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