While PCR testing is currently the gold standard of accuracy for virology testing, the method falls short in several ways. PCR tests are highly complex and require chemical reactions that must be ...

Molecular biologist Yousef Haj-Ahmad left his teaching position at Brock University back in 2013 to focus full-time on Norgen Biotek, a manufacturing and research company that develops tests that can ...

A COVID-19 rapid test device is displayed at a pop-up COVID-19 testing site. Though PCR tests, which are commonly used in Canada, are considered more accurate than rapid antigen tests, the latter can ...

The question: I’ve been reading in the news about all the different tests for COVID-19. Some are done in labs, some are done in schools and some are done at home. Which one is best? The answer: The ...

LENEXA, Kan., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins Viracor announced today the launch of its new quantitative real-time PCR assays for dimorphic fungi, a significant advancement in the rapid and ...

New York, April 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global Digital PCR Market is expected to generate US$ 154.3 million in revenue by the end of 2022 and reach US$ 403.8 million by the end of 2033 at a ...

Two Canadian children and their parents are the first to provide saliva samples for the Sal6830, the only saliva-based portable PCR test authorized by Health Canada "Our whole family is very ready for ...

Roche’s cobas BV/CV assay gains CE Mark, enabling accurate, rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and candida vaginitis.

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer ...

A new diagnostic tool developed by researchers can test for SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus with the same or better accuracy as high-precision PCR tests in a matter of hours. Over the past four years, many ...