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Coronavirus test developed at Rutgers can screen thousands and it's as simple as a spit in a tub
From nj.com
New coronavirus test developed at Rutgers can screen thousands and it’s as simple as a spit in a tube
Updated Apr 02, 5:47 PM; Posted Apr 01, 7:30 PM
In what could represent a major advance in the fight against coronavirus, a Rutgers University research lab says it has developed a new test using existing automated technology able to analyze tens of thousands of patient samples each day to detect COVID-19.
At the same time, RUCDR Infinite Biologics — a unit of Rutgers’ Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey — submitted an emergency use authorization request for a saliva collection method that would allow for far broader screening than what is now even possible.
“The chemistry and the test are out there,” said Andrew Brooks, CEO and director of technology development at RUCDR. “We can start operating when we get federal approval.”
The saliva test itself will be made available to the RWJBarnabas Health network, which has partnered with Rutgers University, and includes Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and University Hospital in Newark.
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a lot more at https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/a-new-test-for-coronavirus-developed-at-rutgers-can-tests-thousands-and-is-as-simple-as-a-spit-in-a-tube.html
Updated Apr 02, 5:47 PM; Posted Apr 01, 7:30 PM
In what could represent a major advance in the fight against coronavirus, a Rutgers University research lab says it has developed a new test using existing automated technology able to analyze tens of thousands of patient samples each day to detect COVID-19.
At the same time, RUCDR Infinite Biologics — a unit of Rutgers’ Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey — submitted an emergency use authorization request for a saliva collection method that would allow for far broader screening than what is now even possible.
“The chemistry and the test are out there,” said Andrew Brooks, CEO and director of technology development at RUCDR. “We can start operating when we get federal approval.”
The saliva test itself will be made available to the RWJBarnabas Health network, which has partnered with Rutgers University, and includes Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and University Hospital in Newark.
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a lot more at https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/04/a-new-test-for-coronavirus-developed-at-rutgers-can-tests-thousands-and-is-as-simple-as-a-spit-in-a-tube.html
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Gooooo scientists! 
