July 25 (UPI) --Scientists at Columbia University unveiled research Monday they said is "a step closer" toward bringing polymerase chain reaction, known as PCR, testing for COVID-19 and other viruses ...

Rite Aid is joining forces with Quest Diagnostics to provide access to molecular testing (polymerase chain reaction or similar nucleic acid amplification test) to help Rite Aid customers detect and ...

This decision, well within current norms for care, was nonetheless consequential: The president was forced to cancel a trip to advocate for legislation in support of the domestic semiconductor ...

Dogs are as reliable as laboratory tests for detecting COVID-19 cases, and may be even better than PCR tests for identifying infected people who don’t have symptoms. A bonus: The canines are cuter and ...

“The consolidation in the industry got so that when COVID-19 hit, there were few other labs with the resources to invest in the costly equipment needed to do PCR testing,” said Mark Birenbaum, ...

Researchers have built an RT-PCR platform that gives results in 23 minutes that match the longer laboratory-based tests -- faster than other PCR tests on the market. It can be adapted to test for a ...

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