COLUMBUS, Ohio — You've heard a lot of talk about genomic sequencing: It's the process used in labs to detect variants of COVID-19 from PCR test samples. Some social media users falsely claim it's ...
DEERFIELD, Ill. & BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens and Labcorp, a leading global life sciences company, today announced the nationwide i availability of Pixel by Labcorp® ii COVID-19 ...
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GenTegra, LLC, a Pleasanton, California-based company, announced today a study on the development and characterization of two novel COVID-19 saliva sample ...
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.
SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading commercial provider of molecular technologies designed to provide physicians with clinically actionable information to ...
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) announced today that its PerkinElmer® SARS-CoV-2 Real-time RT-PCR Assay received CE-IVD marking for the use of saliva as specimen type ...
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 ...
As scientists, we can be very uncomfortable with the concept of “good enough”. It feels contrary to everything that we are trained to do—to keep meticulous notes and take our time testing and ...
In RNA-seq library preparation, selecting the appropriate number of PCR cycles is a critical balancing act to avoid overcycling.
One of the most widely used techniques in molecular biology is polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method used to amplify small sections of DNA or RNA in a sample by adding primers, nucleotides, DNA ...