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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is as accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely ...

• The article cites a WHO notice that reminds lab technicians to carefully read the user’s manuals that come with COVID-19 tests and interpret results carefully. The notice does not say or imply that ...

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 ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - It's been a struggle to find COVID-19 tests for so many Hampton Roads families. News 3 has covered for days how in demand rapid tests and PCR tests are right now. As the virus ...

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 ...

Though PCR testing has been established as the gold standard for COVID-19 detection, it remains less accessible than rapid antigen testing, since most PCR tests typically take longer to return results ...

Streamline Scientific, a provider of advanced molecular testing and intelligent reporting services, today announced the launch of its enhanced PCR reporting service for urinary tract infection (UTI) ...