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Researchers use smartphone camera for Covid virus detection – MENAFN.COM
p>New York, Dec 5 (IANS) A team of researchers in the US has developed an assay that can detect the presence of Covid-19 virus in a nasal swab using a device attached…
(MENAFN – IANS) p>New York, Dec 5 (IANS) A team of researchers in the US has developed an assay that can detect the presence of Covid-19 virus in a nasal swab using a device attached to an smartphone.
Although more research is needed before such a test can be rolled out, the results are promising and ultimately may be applicable to screening more broadly for other viruses, the study authors wrote in a paper published in the journal Cell.
“Our study shows that we can do the detection part of this…
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