A new chewing gum can help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Scientists from several universities collaborated to create a low cost option to fight coronaviruses, according to a press release by the University of Pennsylvania.
Henry Daniell of Penn's School of Dental Medicine said that when someone is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, some of it can be expelled and reach others. This gum can help us cut down on a source of disease transmission by taking the virus out of the saliva.
Daniell had been researching to find a cure for hypertension. His lab grew angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 using a patented plant-based production system. The plants were forced to grow the proteins by bombarding them with ACE2 DNA. The material could be freeze-dried and grinded to make the proteins.
Daniell and Penn Dental Medicine colleagueMichel Koo collaborated on research to develop a chewing gum that disrupted dental plaque. Ronald Collman at Penn Medicine was contacted by the two people who suspected they were onto something and wanted to know what a trial for a COVID-fighting chewing gum might look like.
The amount of virus present was reduced after the gum was chewed, according to a paper published in the journal Molecular Theory. It seems to work.
In a situation in which a patient needs to take off a mask to receive treatment, the gum may be of particular use. It is possible that chewing gum prior to the appointment reduces the chance of spread.
Maybe the gum could entice anti-vaxxers. They will make it taste like Dubble Bubble if we are lucky.
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