How the CDC’s 2019-nCoV RT-PCR test (or any other PCR test) works, Wroblewski said, is that primers, which are little bits of a genetic material, are used to identify specific viruses.

Timely and reliable testing is essential to prevent surges in new Covid-19 cases. Nasal swab RT-PCR testing is most commonly used for diagnosing the air-borne disease, all thanks to its precise ...

Posts circulating on Facebook and Instagram claim the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop using its COVID-19 test because it cannot differentiate between the COVID virus and flu ...

When SARS-CoV-2 reached the United States in late January 2020, Labcorp immediately began development of an RT-PCR test to aid in detection and diagnosis of COVID-19 in infected patients. As a result ...

The RT-PCR test detects the RNA that is the genetic code of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Every virus particle contains this RNA, which is a sequence of about 30,000 “letters” or nucleotides.

The partnership expands BioIQ’s fully integrated healthcare services to include Biomeme’s on-site testing platform to provide accurate, real-time RT-PCR COVID-19 test results with centralized ...

Empower commences COVID-19 RT-PCR testing supported by Kai Medical Laboratory to process daily testing requirements as part of a "Back to Work" and "Back to School" campaign The programs are part of a ...

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News: Eurofins Technologies (Paris:ERF) announces the launch of two important products to support the fight against COVID-19: - a CE-IVD labelled rapid test ...

Posts circulating on Facebook and Instagram claim the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop using its covid-19 test because it cannot differentiate between the covid virus and flu ...