PCR—the workhorse of modern molecular biology—is charging forward using both conventional and digital methods to explore single cells and even single molecules. Nathan Blow reports. In late ...

How to get a molecular/PCR test Outside of your home, your main options now are urgent care clinics and places that do ...

PCR tests are more accurate than the other type of COVID-19 test, called an antigen test. You can do PCR tests at home. But they are more likely to be done by a healthcare professional and ...

Do they test for variants? And if so ... outbreak investigations or cases with unusual symptoms or situations. Does the PCR test check for virus variants? If not, does that mean if you have ...

These tests deliver results in 15-30 minutes, reducing the time taken by up to ten times as compared to the conventional PCR tests. The Indian government has ordered 5 lakh rapid testing kits ...

The polymerase chain reaction — or PCR — test is the gold standard for detecting ... much as the App store does for new types of application on iPhones. Realizing that the development of ...

The health secretary has asked the competition watchdog to investigate "excessive" pricing and "exploitative practices" among PCR Covid test firms. In a letter to the Competition and Markets ...

When the first thermal cyclers for the polymerase chain reaction came out in the 1980s, they were as expensive as a market driven by grant money could make them. Things haven’t got much better ...

There needs to be a "cleaning out" of the market for Covid-19 PCR tests ... most common complaints are that tests listed on the government's list of providers do not exist at the price advertised ...