New Type of Coronavirus Test Developed
Max Planck researchers develop a low-cost and fast method to detect a covid-19 infection from a pool of gargle lavage samples.
Read MorePosted by Laurie Bonner | Mar 8, 2021 | Covid 19, Molecular Diagnostics |
Max Planck researchers develop a low-cost and fast method to detect a covid-19 infection from a pool of gargle lavage samples.
Read MorePosted by Laurie Bonner | Mar 3, 2021 | Covid 19, Molecular Diagnostics |
Reagent shortages during the covid-19 pandemic draw attention to a different method.
Read MorePosted by Melanie Hamilton-Basich | Dec 14, 2020 | Covid 19, Research |
Researchers say the controls have the potential to improve the accuracy of new covid-19 tests that are simpler, faster, and cheaper, making it possible to expand testing outside the lab.
Read MorePosted by Melanie Hamilton-Basich | Oct 2, 2020 | Covid 19 |
Japanese scientists have demonstrated a quick, effective mass testing approach using saliva samples to detect covid-19 in asymptomatic individuals.
Read MorePosted by | Apr 30, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The technique makes it possible to amplify the virus’s RNA at a constant temperature of 65° C and to see a reaction in only 20 to 40 minutes.
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