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Featured in saliva

By Nov 16, 2018
Health

Cleaning your baby’s pacifier with spit might have surprising benefits

Saliva seems to help babies avoid allergies.
By May 17, 2018
Health

Mosquito spit primes your body for disease—so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine

Skeeter spit is no friend to our immune system.
By Feb 1, 2017
Science

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey

Check out these spitting images
By Oct 28, 2016
Health

Bloodsucking Hookworms May Provide A Treatment For Asthma

Parasitic soup that’s good for you
By Aug 26, 2016
Science

How Your Spit Evolved

Rapidly, to account for humans' changing diets, according to a new gene study
By May 22, 2015
Science

Murder Suspect Identified By DNA Left On Pizza Crust

Behold the power of modern pizza forensics
By Jun 23, 2011
Science

Saliva Science: New Forensics Tool Can Determine a Person’s Age from a Spit Sample

Thinking of pulling off the perfect crime? Here’s one more thing you now need to take into account (thanks for … Continued
By Jul 16, 2009
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Hot Deal: Full DNA Analysis By Mail, Now Only $250

Tracing your lineage and assessing your disease risks just got cheaper
By Mar 6, 2009
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Spit it Out!

Your saliva holds clues to your history and your health