Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX, also known as BD, and CerTest Biotec recently announced that the VIASURE SARS-CoV-2 (N1 + N2) Real Time PCR Detection Kit adapted for the BD MAX System has attained ...

Alpha, beta, gamma, delta and now omicron — the coronavirus variants are making their way through the Greek alphabet quickly and there is no sign of slowing. Unfortunately, the testing technology has ...

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, or real-time ...

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" ...

New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) withdrawing their request for Emergency Use Authorization for a coronavirus test introduced in February 2020 do not mean ...

For any American wondering if they have Covid-19, there are two kinds of tests available: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid antigen (sometimes just called “rapid tests”). The two tests work in ...

As the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease spreads across the world, the IAEA, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is offering its support ...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Promega Corporation today announced the launch of its new serological antibody test for COVID-19 to detect the presence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A ...

Cutting edge equipment previously used for COVID testing is now helping Glasgow students in important disease research.

Users on social media are interpreting a screenshot of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recall of one company’s COVID-19 test to mean that all PCR tests have never worked. FDA officials ...