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Testing Covid 19
COVID-19 is an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. There are many testing methods available for COVID-19. At-home COVID-19 tests or rapid PCR tests detect current infection by identifying the presence or absence of antigen. A more reliable testing option is a PCR test, or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) which detect viral genetic material and need to be performed using laboratory analysis.
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MAR 25, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of Canadian researchers is responding to a desperate need for COVID-19 diagnostic kits with their fluorescent im ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2020Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
It’s easy to complain about the role of big pharma in medicine-making and the hassle of dealing with protective pa ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Donald Trump has called on researchers to “slash red tape like nobody has even done it before” to accelerate ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program opened the door to the possibility that American commercial space companies like Bo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2020Cannabis Sciences
In times of high anxiety, uncertainty and home quarantine, stocking up on cannabis in legal states seems almost as popul ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, no medicine nor vaccine has been approved as effective for the prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrom ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In the race to halt the current coronavirus pandemic, scientists, health experts and even Elon Musk are considering chlo ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 15, 2020Microbiology
It now seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading through communities in many places worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As data is collected on the pandemic virus, it appears to be collecting mutations at a rate of about 24 every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2020Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Microbiology
The CDC continues to issue new guidance related to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2020Microbiology
It is seeming more likely that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, will impact many people.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2020Microbiology
The number of Americans who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing, and as more people are tested, that number is on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2020Microbiology
There have now been nine deaths in the United States, all in Washington state from COVID-19, the illness caused by the n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to put an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 01, 2020Microbiology
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2020Microbiology
A case of coronavirus has now occured in the US in someone without a known link to an infected person or travel.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As of February 25th 2020, there have been 80, 354 reported cases of COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus), including 2,707 deaths ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 23, 2020Microbiology
The world may be in the early stages of a pandemic, as the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 spreads around the world, causi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing coronavirus is done through next-generation sequencing, real-time RT-PCR tests, cell culture, and electron mi ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 18, 2020Microbiology
The outbreak of COVID-19 disease caused by a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 has now claimed 2,005 lives and caused ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2020Microbiology
Previously known as 2019-nCoV, the virus has a new name: SARS-CoV-2, which is the cause of what's being called COVID-19 ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group of Canadian researchers is responding to a desperate need for COVID-19 diagnostic kits with their fluorescent im
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastroph
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2020
Microbiology
The loss of the sense of smell may be a symptom of a COVID-19 infection in people with no other symptoms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
It’s easy to complain about the role of big pharma in medicine-making and the hassle of dealing with protective pa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Donald Trump has called on researchers to “slash red tape like nobody has even done it before” to accelerate
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program opened the door to the possibility that American commercial space companies like Bo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
In times of high anxiety, uncertainty and home quarantine, stocking up on cannabis in legal states seems almost as popul
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Currently, no medicine nor vaccine has been approved as effective for the prevention of severe acute respiratory syndrom
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In the race to halt the current coronavirus pandemic, scientists, health experts and even Elon Musk are considering chlo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 15, 2020
Microbiology
It now seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading through communities in many places worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As data is collected on the pandemic virus, it appears to be collecting mutations at a rate of about 24 every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2020
Microbiology
The vast majority (97.5%) of people will develop symptoms of infection within 11.5 days of exposure to the virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Microbiology
The CDC continues to issue new guidance related to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 illness i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2020
Microbiology
It is seeming more likely that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, will impact many people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2020
Microbiology
The number of Americans who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing, and as more people are tested, that number is on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2020
Microbiology
There have now been nine deaths in the United States, all in Washington state from COVID-19, the illness caused by the n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to put an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 01, 2020
Microbiology
Worldwide, the number of COVID-19 cases, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is still rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2020
Microbiology
A case of coronavirus has now occured in the US in someone without a known link to an infected person or travel.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As of February 25th 2020, there have been 80, 354 reported cases of COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus), including 2,707 deaths
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 23, 2020
Microbiology
The world may be in the early stages of a pandemic, as the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 spreads around the world, causi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing coronavirus is done through next-generation sequencing, real-time RT-PCR tests, cell culture, and electron mi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 18, 2020
Microbiology
The outbreak of COVID-19 disease caused by a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 has now claimed 2,005 lives and caused
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2020
Microbiology
Previously known as 2019-nCoV, the virus has a new name: SARS-CoV-2, which is the cause of what's being called COVID-19
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch