Because of its high accuracy, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is the gold standard for infectious disease diagnostics. However, PCR technology requires highly trained staff ...

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer ...

July 25 (UPI) --Scientists at Columbia University unveiled research Monday they said is "a step closer" toward bringing polymerase chain reaction, known as PCR, testing for COVID-19 and other viruses ...

Compact genetic testing device could be used to detect a range of pathogens, or conditions including cancer. Compact genetic testing device created for Covid-19 could be used to detect a range of ...

More people checking for Covid-19 infections are choosing rapid, at-home antigen tests over PCR tests processed at laboratories, making variant-driven waves harder to track and helping to spur a ...

Expands range of applications for successful QIAcuity digital PCR platforms, now entering the clinical space across North America and the EU // Provides absolute quantitation, essential for precise ...

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer ...

“Infectious diseases don’t respect borders,” says Khoa Thai, a clinical microbiologist at the Star-shl medical diagnostics laboratory in the Netherlands. To limit their spread, we need a globally ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has improved its capacity for PCR testing. But it may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding outbreak, and there are no approved rapid tests yet.

A new type of COVID test is set to be available from November for Australians to use at home. It promises an alternative to rapid antigen tests (RATs), which we’re familiar with. It also promises a ...