The nanopore optofluidic chip used in the new diagnostic system, with a PCR thermocycler in the background for comparison. The new system could easily fit into a researcher’s lab or clinician’s office ...

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 ...

Test performance persisted in an era of widespread flu, COVID-19, and RSV transmission and of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. Fingerstick test’s sensitivities vs RT-PCR: influenza, 93.3%; SARS-CoV-2, ...

A non-DNA based test could identify viral infections in patients in minutes. When a clinician suspects a patient has a viral illness, the presence of specific virus types can be confirmed through a ...