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Maru Kitteh

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1. That's about 5 teaspoons of blood.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 11:55 AM

Jul 2020

Last edited Fri Jul 17, 2020, 12:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Hopefully they get the size of the blood sample down.

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Sometimes I need to slow it down when reading on small screens. Or just in general.

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Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood test [View all] Nevilledog Jul 2020 OP

That's about 5 teaspoons of blood. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #1

No, it's a tiny amount I believe. likesmountains 52 Jul 2020 #2

No, that's a droplet. You might be confusing micro- and milli- liters. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #3

Oh jeez, you're right. I read it too quickly. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #5

25 microliters is .005 teaspoons - 1/200th of a teaspoon highplainsdem Jul 2020 #6

Yep. Saw my mistake. My brain breezed right on by Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #10

Very easy mistake to make. You almost never see references to microliters as opposed to milliliters. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #13

Yeah, but I do. Every day. Not much of an excuse for me. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #15

that's equal to .000845350563972975 liquid oz ornotna Jul 2020 #8

YES. As I said a few times already. I got it. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #12

Excellent! ornotna Jul 2020 #14

A little bit of good news, definitely! SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #4

Speed isn't the issue. Aristus Jul 2020 #7

Because the test can see past infections, I'm guessing it's antibody-based. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #9

Took thirteen days to get my results. Not everyone has access to the rapid tests. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #11