340: What Saliva Testing Can Tell Us About Athletes

Science for Sport Podcast by Science for Sport

Oct 5, 202621:14Education

What can a saliva sample tell a performance team that a blood test taken a few times a season might miss? This week, Richard Graves is joined by Marlon Millard , chemist and founder of Biolyz, to discuss how frequent bio...

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