Researchers Create a Protein Map of Human Spit

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."

Can't use this test

[Pikoro]

in Singapore. Damn shame...

easy way to get 100% of the proteins

[ed__]

punch them in the mouth a few times.

i call dibs on the patent to beating patients as a diagnostic tool.

anyone want to participate in clinical trials?

why can't people use the subject field

[Anonymous Coward]

correctly?

killing me are the sentences

[Mystic Pixel]

My apologies for the pedantry, as I'm not normally one to be the grammar police, but I just can't tolerate the sentence structure of this post. Let's try again:

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

Not perfect, but much more readable, would you not agree?

(Coincidentally, the fortune at the bottom of the submit page reads, "Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing." I find that more than a little strange...)

Fill this, fill that...

[Waccoon]

Man, it's hard enough to fill those little cups with urine, but now they want a cup full of spit? They'd better have a good, stimulating magazine to help with that, like Texas Chili Monthly.

Protein Map of Human Swallows?

[PHPfanboy]

Would that come under biology or ornithology?

Re:How is this test administered?

[iamdrscience]

Who said the poster isn't a lesbian woman, talking about her girlfriend?

Sure, I know you're thinking "this is Slashdot, it's full of virgin nerd males, why would there be any lesbians posting on here"? Well sir, I believe that's just the sort of close-minded thinking that keeps hot lesbians off of Slashdot. To think, if it weren't for intolerant bigots like yourself Slashdot would surely be awash with not just lesbians, but promiscuous heterosexual women and even adventurous bisexual female couples looking for a third. You sir, should be ashamed of yourself.

Re:Yes...

[packeteer]

I know she's worked with lots of patients, mostly premenopausal and menopausal women,

So you mean all women?