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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Denton, Texas-based PCR clinical lab HealthTrackRx opened a location in Marietta, Ga. HealthTrackRx said March 24 that the new Georgia lab will offer a comprehensive menu of next-day infectious ...

PCR is a well-established and widely used technique that enables scientists to take a small sample of DNA and amplify it so it can be sequenced and studied in detail. PCR has many applications, from ...

PCR processes are the diagnostic gold standard when it comes to identifying coronavirus infections. Unlike rapid antigen tests, they function even in the case of a low viral load and detect the ...