Dr. Shannon Stott and her team have created a new way to detect COVID-19 using a special lab tool called a "microfluidic chip." This chip is coated with ACE-2 — the same protein the virus uses to enter our cells — so it acts like bait to catch the virus if it's still in the blood 
In regular blood tests during an active COVID infection, they couldn't find the virus.
But when they used this new chip, they were able to catch around 30,000 virus particles from the same blood samples. That means the virus was there, just hidden from standard tests.
But when they used this new chip, they were able to catch around 30,000 virus particles from the same blood samples. That means the virus was there, just hidden from standard tests.
Now, the organization PolyBio is helping apply this technology to Long COVID.
They're using it to check if there are still tiny bits of virus hiding in the blood of those with Long COVID.
They're using it to check if there are still tiny bits of virus hiding in the blood of those with Long COVID.
If they find the virus, this tool could help in future research and clinical trials by showing where the virus is lingering in the body and guiding treatment.
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