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A woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds a liquid dropper while handling diagnostic samples.

Preparing Samples

Amanda Cherry, a research assistant, prepares diagnostic samples for polymerase chain reaction testing in the Naval Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory in Silver Spring, Md., Jan. 26, 2022. NMRC’s NIDDL is the Navy’s Clinical Reference Laboratory, capable of testing for non-routine infectious diseases affecting warfighters.

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