This process is called amplification. Amplifying the genetic material makes detecting even the smallest amount of a virus easy. PCR tests can also differentiate between different virus variants ...

When you first get sick, you may go a number of days (as many as five) without enough virus to set off a positive RAT test.

What is real time RT–PCR? Real time RT–PCR is a nuclear-derived method for detecting the presence of specific genetic material in any pathogen, including a virus. Originally, the method used ...

In updates on H5N1 avian flu today, the World Health Organization (WHO) shared new details about Mexico's recent fatal case, ...

Multiplex real-time PCR-based diagnostic tests facilitate the simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens in a single assay, ...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is highly contagious and can be passed ... to render the invisible visible — polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the power of PCR ...

The $5,000 equipment grant from the Education Foundation of Kennebunk and Arundel has transformed how students learn ...

India has developed indigenously built HPV diagnostic kits for screening of cervical cancer, which are affordable methods for ...

Certified seeds and planting materials should be used to prevent seed-borne viruses and ensure higher crop yields.

PCR genetic analysis has been in the spotlight since COVID-19, but light is now further facilitating PCR-free methods. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed a light-induced DNA ...

The retrospective observational study reported by Emile Malembi and colleagues in The Lancet1 provides a comprehensive clinical description of mpox cases caused by ongoing outbreaks in the DR Congo, ...