Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid-19 detection masks

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TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light. The discovery by Professor Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Prefectural University in western Japan could provide for...

TOKYO - Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light.

The scientists started by creating a mask filter coated with ostrich antibodies targeting the coronavirus, based on previous research showing the birds have strong resistance to disease.

 

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