Sampling (including transport) and sample pooling. Preventing contamination, including contamination of the laboratory equipment and the environment with viral RNA. Manual extraction of RNA, automated ...

Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Rover Diagnostics, both at Columbia University, New York, NY, have teamed up to develop a low-cost, photonics-based portable platform that gives RT-PCR results ...

“Keeping our community of university students, staff, and faculty healthy and on campus depends on our lab’s ability to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections. This enables individuals with positive results to ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test detects genetic material from a pathogen or abnormal cell sample. Ways of collecting samples include a nasal swab, a saliva swab, or taking a sample of blood.