COVID-19 is commonly diagnosed by quantitative fluorescence real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) (1, 2). The test is the sequential action of two enzymes–an ...

The ideal COVID-19 diagnostic test would be sensitive, fast, and doable at the point of care. Unfortunately, existing tests fail to check off all three boxes. A new assay, however, has been developed ...

Scientists from UC Berkeley are part of a research team using Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology to develop a COVID-19 diagnostic test that is fast, convenient and can be performed on-site. The ...

OXFORD, England & CAMBRIDGE, England & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global molecular diagnostics innovator, Sense Biodetection (Sense), today announced receipt of CE Marking for Veros COVID-19, the first ...

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test detects genetic material from a pathogen or abnormal cell sample. Ways of collecting samples include a nasal swab, a saliva swab, or taking a sample of blood.