Scientists create litmus-like paper Ebola tests taking 30 minutes

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Two new studies in the Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have elaborated a way to create a new synthetic gene compound and embed it onto small matrices of paper. It is activated with water which should contain bodily fluids, such as saliva or blood. If the target is present – such as a segment of Ebola RNA – the paper will change its color