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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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DEC 30, 2021Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2021Health & Medicine
There are several types of tests for COVID-19. A laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) will te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are upwards of 1.5 million COVID-19 tests administered daily worldwide, so the need for fast, accurate, ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 20, 2021Plants & Animals
We’re almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve learned a lot about how the virus works. This und ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 20, 2021Health & Medicine
Repairing body tissue is a hard enough challenge as it is, but repairing damaged vocal cords is another type of challeng ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 18, 2021Microbiology
Since the start of the pandemic, research has shown that face masks are an effective way to prevent the spread of SARS-C ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2021Technology
The coronavirus pandemic continues to rage throughout the world. Despite widespread vaccine coverage in many developed a ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 13, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Two biotech companies are joining the fight against COVID-19 with their collaborative work on an inhalable COVID-19 vacc ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 09, 2021Immunology
Scientists have developed a special chewing gum that could reduce the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2. The technology was d ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2021Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2021Microbiology
Sino Biological Newly Launched A Panel of Research Reagents for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529) Beijing, China, D ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalNOV 29, 2021Technology
When it comes to robotics and prosthetics, it’s all about replicating real human motions. A key goal in the develo ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 26, 2021Microbiology
On Thursday, November 2021, South African health officials announced that they had identified a new variant of the pande ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Plants & Animals
Vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have been available for sometime, and have proved highly effective in preventin ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
False-positive COVID tests results—where the patient isn’t infected but receives a positive result—tri ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the biotechnology company Inovio to ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 17, 2021Technology
The textbook symptoms of COVID-19 infection are often respiratory ones; at least, that’s what most people focus on ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 17, 2021Microbiology
Every year, there is a flu outbreak, and the severity can depend on many factors, like what strain is circulating. Last ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Immunology
It’s the size of a pen, weighs as much as two AA batteries, and works without a power source. A new microneedle de ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 11, 2021Microbiology
While many people are most familiar with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which is called SARS-CoV-2, there are man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 08, 2021Health & Medicine
It has been a long time coming. COVID-19 vaccinations from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson were offered to all ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget expensive antibody-based COVID diagnostics and long waits for test results. An innovative new approach developed ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
DEC 30, 2021
Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2021
Health & Medicine
There are several types of tests for COVID-19. A laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) will te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Currently, there are upwards of 1.5 million COVID-19 tests administered daily worldwide, so the need for fast, accurate,
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
We’re almost 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’ve learned a lot about how the virus works. This und
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
Repairing body tissue is a hard enough challenge as it is, but repairing damaged vocal cords is another type of challeng
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 18, 2021
Microbiology
Since the start of the pandemic, research has shown that face masks are an effective way to prevent the spread of SARS-C
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2021
Technology
The coronavirus pandemic continues to rage throughout the world. Despite widespread vaccine coverage in many developed a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 13, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Two biotech companies are joining the fight against COVID-19 with their collaborative work on an inhalable COVID-19 vacc
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 09, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a special chewing gum that could reduce the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2. The technology was d
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2021
Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Microbiology
Sino Biological Newly Launched A Panel of Research Reagents for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529) Beijing, China, D
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
NOV 29, 2021
Technology
When it comes to robotics and prosthetics, it’s all about replicating real human motions. A key goal in the develo
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 26, 2021
Microbiology
On Thursday, November 2021, South African health officials announced that they had identified a new variant of the pande
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Plants & Animals
Vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have been available for sometime, and have proved highly effective in preventin
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-positive COVID tests results—where the patient isn’t infected but receives a positive result—tri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the biotechnology company Inovio to
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 17, 2021
Technology
The textbook symptoms of COVID-19 infection are often respiratory ones; at least, that’s what most people focus on
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 17, 2021
Microbiology
Every year, there is a flu outbreak, and the severity can depend on many factors, like what strain is circulating. Last
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Immunology
It’s the size of a pen, weighs as much as two AA batteries, and works without a power source. A new microneedle de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 11, 2021
Microbiology
While many people are most familiar with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which is called SARS-CoV-2, there are man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
It has been a long time coming. COVID-19 vaccinations from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson were offered to all
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Forget expensive antibody-based COVID diagnostics and long waits for test results. An innovative new approach developed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes