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New Test Could Reveal Every Virus That's Ever Infected You
sciencehabit writes: A new blood test can find almost every virus you ever caught—in a single drop of blood. Called VirScan, the test surveys the antibodies present in the bloodstream to reveal a history of the viruses you've been infected with throughout your life. Besides diagnosing current illnesses, the new test could be an important tool in developing vaccines and studying links between viruses and chronic disease.
Next they will be saying that the test only looks at the Virus' metadata. They will only be logging the numbers of those who infected you, but not look at the actual antibodies.
If it can find those scattered quotes from "Atlas Shrugged" scattered around the mitochondria, blocking all experience and cutting off the ability to work outside mommy's basement, it could prevent professional and social disasters throughout our economy. Stopping all the stupid startups from sucking up their parents' savings, alone, would stop the Social Security funding crisis in its tracks..