Alexander Saint-Amand

  • ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND – AUGUST 05: Lab Technician Carter Tavaglione prepares a solution that will be used to process coronavirus test samples at Advagenix, a molecular diagnostics laboratory, on August 05, 2020 in Rockville, Maryland. An advanced genetics testing company, Advagenix has a contract with Montgomery County, Maryland, to test about 1 million people for COVID-19 over the next year. The company is expanding by moving into additional lab space and doubling the size of its workforce to around 30 people to handle the increased work. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Commentary

    The pandemic shows what patients and their doctors can contribute to research

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