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Researchers Create a Protein Map of Human Spit

Posted by samzenpus on from the doctor-saliva dept.

Ant writes "United States researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands. It was a discovery they said on Tuesday that could usher in a wave of convenient, spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single drop of blood. As many as 20 percent of the proteins found in saliva are also found in blood, said Fred Hagen, a researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York who worked on the study."

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  1. Re:Hmm. by Psychotria · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I wonder if the moderators know what "redundant" actually means. Furthermore, redundancy is actually a *good* thing. We build redundancy into systems all the time to ensure that our message (signal, transfer, whatever) reaches the target as intended. Checksums are a form of redundancy as well. Backups are redundant data. None of these things are bad.

  2. Re:Hmm. by Psychotria · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh I see. We need to leave out the "are" just after "proteins", ending up with a sentence that makes sense. Cool.

  3. Re:Hmm. by Wavebreak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Redundancy in a system and redundancy in discussion are two entirely different things. Perhaps it's you who should check what the word means.

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