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 ...

Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

The next time you get tested for COVID-19, it might cost $130, $385, or no money at all. Some labs tack on additional fees such as those for “specimen collection”—the act of inserting a cotton-tipped ...

“Anything where you’re trying to detect the genetic signal, like RNA or DNA, this can easily adapt to do,” said SummerBio co-founder Sasha Seletsky. The lab describes itself as the largest and most ...

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 ...

Minute Molecular Diagnostics, a biotech spinout from Northwestern University that says it’s created rapid PCR COVID-19 tests, has received emergency use authorization for its product from the U.S.

Early in the pandemic, when someone walked into a clinic with a possible case of COVID-19, a nurse or doctor would stick a long swab up their nose to take a sample. They would then ship it to a ...

ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rheonix Inc., a manufacturer of a highly advanced microfluidic molecular testing platform, announced the opening of Rheonix Laboratories LLC, a CLIA-certified clinical ...