Pathogen-agnostic testing reveals hidden respiratory threats in negative samples

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of ...
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Digital PCR method could help with selecting rapid malaria tests

A digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) technique for screening malaria parasite genomes will help identify when they have mutations that allow them to dodge detection by some rapid tests, shows a ...
Newsweek

Rapid PCR COVID Test That Can Detect Omicron in Just Four Hours Created by Scientists

South Korean scientists have developed a rapid PCR test that can detect the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in just four hours. The new test kit that can detect the new and highly transmissible ...
Labroots

Panel Presentation: Implementing a Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Sterility Release Testing of ATMPs with Live Q&A

Currently established rapid methods for sterility testing of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are mostly based on growth-based processes or the detection of metabolic activities. However, ...
Reuters

Fact check: PCR testing and viral genetic sequencing serve different purposes

A video advocating for an airline that vows to resist any future COVID-19 restrictions such as requirements to be vaccinated, wear a face mask, or provide a negative COVID-19 test, contains false ...
Reuters

Fact Check: CDC lab update on COVID-19 PCR tests misinterpreted

New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) withdrawing their request for Emergency Use Authorization for a coronavirus test introduced in February 2020 do not mean ...
TMCnet

Co-Diagnostics Receives Japanese Patent Covering Co-Dx PCR Platform Technologies

(Nasdaq: CODX) ("Co-Dx" or "the Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, today announced that the Japan Patent ...