Testing for COVID-19 could soon face serious difficulties in Japan due to a shortage of materials driven by rising global demand. This is because half of the materials used in polymerase chain ...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to many changes. Among them is universal familiarity with a molecular diagnostic technique that was largely unknown outside clinical use. The polymerase chain reaction — or ...
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 ...