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FREDERICK, Md. (Sept. 27, 2024) Linwood Johnson, with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)'s Biological Defense Research Directorate, evaluates the effectiveness of a blood test in detecting the presence of proteins that can indicate brain-damaging viruses and bacteria. NMRC is engaged in a broad spectrum of medical research, from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of the Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighters, NMRC researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, medical modeling, simulation, operational mission support, epidemiology and behavioral sciences. (U.S. Navy photo by Darci Smith/Released)

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Silver Spring, MD - FREDERICK, Md. (Sept. 27, 2024) Linwood Johnson, with Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC)'s Biological Defense Research Directorate, evaluates the effectiveness of a blood test in detecting the presence of proteins that can indicate brain-damaging viruses and bacteria. NMRC is engaged in a broad spectrum of medical research, from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of the Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighters, NMRC researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, medical modeling, simulation, operational mission support, epidemiology and behavioral sciences. (U.S. Navy photo by Darci Smith/Released)

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