Nature

Virus PCR Assay Panels: An Alternative to the Mouse Antibody Production Test

The transmission of viruses through biological materials is of great concern to many researchers and managers of lab animal facilities. There is ample documentation 1 for the confounding effects of ...
Business Insider

One nerdy piece of good news about Omicron: We already have tests that spot signs of the variant

Because of the way the Omicron variant has mutated, some PCR lab tests can provide a good hint that it's around. The clue is not definitive, but it can help scientists determine which tests to ...
Forbes

When Should I Use A PCR Test Versus An At-Home Antigen Test For Covid-19?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, ...
CBS News

Why does it still take so long to get a COVID-19 PCR test result?

New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...
KTVU

With rising demand, Berkeley lab cranks out thousands of PCR tests a day

BERKELEY, Calif. - The spread of the omicron variant has led to an increased demand not inly for at-home rapid antigen tests, but also for the more sensitive PCR tests which are processed at labs. Dr.
STAT

PCR testing can help clarify confusion over Covid-19 rebound and isolation

This decision, well within current norms for care, was nonetheless consequential: The president was forced to cancel a trip to advocate for legislation in support of the domestic semiconductor ...
Business Wire

“Replace bogus PCR tests to avoid unnecessary Coronavirus lockdowns,” Urges Milford Molecular Diagnostics Director Dr. Sin Hang Lee

MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The current Coronavirus chaos is largely caused by phony PCR tests marketed as RT-qPCR assays, explained Dr. Sin Hang Lee, director of Milford, Connecticut-based ...
GEN

PCR-Like Lab-on-a-Chip Infection Test Could Lead to Novel Portable Diagnostics

Researchers at Imperial College London say they have developed a novel lab-on-a-chip infection test that could provide less expensive and faster portable diagnostics. The chip, known as TriSilix, is a ...
Science Daily

Rapid, at-home prototype saliva test that's as good as RT-PCR

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...
Business Wire

Curative Announces Spin-Off of Sensible Diagnostics with their Game-Changing 10-Minute Point-Of-Care PCR Testing Platform

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Curative Inc., a leading health services company that recently launched a new health plan out of Texas, announces the spin-off of Sensible Diagnostics, whose aim is to ...
WIBW

New Topeka Lab offers RT-PCR COVID-19 tests

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A new clinical lab in Topeka is offering RT-PCR COVID-19 tests. LifeTech Diagnostics, a new clinical lab in Topeka, says its focus since opening has been on COVID-19 testing. It ...