Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Collection Kit to Streamline Saliva Testing
Self-collection kit facilitates raw saliva collection to aid global SARS-CoV-2 research and surveillance efforts
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Saliva Samples for COVID-19 Testing
Scalable self-collection saliva devices for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection
How Speech Propels Pathogens
New research reveals insight into how exactly speech and singing propel saliva droplets
MicroGenDX Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Test to Expand Testing Capacity
Laboratory ramps up to full capacity of more than 10,000 tests per day with a 24-hour turnaround time
Saliva Test for Cannabis Could Help Identify Impaired Drivers
As more US states decriminalize marijuana, law enforcement agencies are grappling with how to keep the roads safe from drivers who are high
Scientists Use Bear Saliva to Rapidly Test for Antibiotics
The super-fast screening technology could help to discover new treatments
Saliva Could Influence Taste Preferences
Salivary proteins could be part of a feedback loop that influences how food tastes to people—and by extension, what foods they're willing to eat
In Saliva, Clues to a 'Ghost' Species of Ancient Human
The evolutionary history of a salivary protein may point to interbreeding between humans and an enigmatic ancient relative
Loughborough Researchers Develop Simple Saliva Test to Diagnose Asthma
The new test, developed in collaboration with Nottingham City Hospital, is completely painless and offers a one-stop diagnosis suitable for people of all ages
Searching for Signs of Disease in Spit
A new study demonstrates for the first time that individuals may have saliva “fingerprints”