It has been over a year since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the United States, and in a month, it will be a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. At ...

A new corona test developed at the University Hospital Bonn can analyze a large number of swabs simultaneously using sequencing technology and has a similarly high sensitivity as the common qPCR test.

A DNA/RNA test to detect infections, developed by Japan’s Eiken Chemical Company (Eiken) more than 20 years ago, is an easy, fast, and accurate alternative to the more well-known polymerase chain ...

However, the novelty of LAMP technology is that it can amplify viral material without the complex temperature cycling required by PCR testing. The main problem with LAMP diagnostics has been ...

Testing is an important tool in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying and isolating infected individuals and tracing those they have been in contact with, is crucial to reduce spread of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The COVID-19 tests in use today are laborious and complicated. They require a skilled professional to take samples, perform the reaction and analyze the results. Also, there is the need for dedicated ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has highlighted the shortcomings in emergency response globally and has driven a massive demand for in vitro diagnostic ...

In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluate the feasibility and robustness of an optimized reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) ...