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Is it possible to create an at home cov2 test with a $25 homemade PCR

https://hackaday.io/project/27623-coffee-cup-polymerase-chai...

and some synthetic DNA derived from cov2 (seems to cost about $0.09 per base pair)?

https://www.twistbioscience.com/products/genes

Wow, very cool idea. While obviously this wouldn't be a substitute for lab grade testing, what makes me excited is that it could make sense as something folks produce for themselves as a precursor to getting a proper test done.

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