Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...

Experts discuss what it might mean if you get a faint line on a home COVID-19 test, when to take another test and what ...

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has designed this tiny, robotic hand that could capture a virus, neutralizing its ...

Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida’s defenses against invasive ...

In recent years, quantitative real-time PCR tests have been extensively developed ... This molecular tool is well-suited for the rapid detection of bacteria directly in clinical specimens ...

PCR tests are highly sensitive and are good at detecting the virus in your body. Rapid antigen tests are generally less sensitive. People who tested positive for COVID previously needed to isolate ...

Sometimes, they're called the PCR. They look for a piece of genetic ... What I'm most excited about are these rapid tests, the antigen tests. They look for a protein fragment of the coronavirus ...

The Thermo Scientific™ Renvo™ Rapid PCR Test is used with the Thermo Scientific™ AerosolSense™ Sampler for fast and highly accurate environmental air sample results in just 30 minutes ...

"The PCR programme is such a complete waste of ... Some scientists think we could all soon store a supply of rapid tests or "viral thermometers" in the medicine cabinet to help diagnose sickness ...

When LFTs were introduced, they were criticised for being less accurate than PCR tests, which are analysed in a lab. But the study found rapid tests were "a very useful public health tool" for ...