Real-time PCR plays a foundational role in gene expression studies, disease analysis, and molecular diagnostics. However, success depends on precise reaction setup, optimized assays, and accurate ...

New high-tech Covid-19 tests promise better and earlier detection of the virus—similar to a PCR test. WSJ’s Joanna Stern (and her mannequin clone) tried out the Detect Covid-19 Test and Cue Health ...

More than a dozen COVID-19 test sites are open across South Florida, though it sometimes feels like everyone is going to Tropical Park in Westchester, Zoo Miami in Southwest Miami-Dade or C.B. Smith ...

COVID-19 tests are in greater demand than ever, and new data about the Omicron variant can make picking and using different types of tests confusing. Molecular tests for COVID-19, like the "RT-PCR" ...

At-home PCR tests are just as accurate as those done in a lab. At-home antigen tests are more budget-friendly and give results quicker, but there is a greater chance of a false negative. As of ...

Minute Molecular, the company developing the device, has high hopes for it as an efficient and accurate means of testing people at schools, workplaces and sports stadiums. Northwestern ...

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 ...

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the graduate Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. With Christmas around the corner and COVID-19 case numbers rising, it’s important to keep ...

If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or clinic to get a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A health care ...

A PCR test is often considered the gold standard for detecting coronavirus infection. It’s the test some employers want employees to take before returning to work after having Covid-19, and the one ...