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 ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology-based testing method has been widely recognized as the golden standard for detecting infectious agents. Real‐time monitoring of PCR has further simplified ...

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 ...

Researchers have built an RT-PCR platform that gives results in 23 minutes that match the longer laboratory-based tests -- faster than other PCR tests on the market. It can be adapted to test for a ...

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 ...

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) - People needing a COVID-19 test who can’t drive or walk to a location can now have a test delivered and administered at home. As of Thursday, Coastal Lab has five testing ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...