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Starfish9 4 points ago +4 / -0

Also picks up broken strands of RNA and dead virus particles. Kerry Mullis, the PCR inventor, was adamantly opposed to use of PCR for testing.

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pmurTJdlanoD 2 points ago +2 / -0

Kary* Mullis, also fun fact he claims the idea for PCR came to him while he was on an acid trip. He was a very interesting guy and passed away only recently, unfortunately too soon.

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Starfish9 1 point ago +1 / -0

Thanks for the spelling correction on Kary. He was a fascinating man. Here's a good clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZft4fXhQQ