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New McKinney biotech firm aims to integrate, simplify PCR testing

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 ...
Nature

How efficient, multi-pathogen PCR testing could transform diagnostics

“Infectious diseases don’t respect borders,” says Khoa Thai, a clinical microbiologist at the Star-shl medical diagnostics laboratory in the Netherlands. To limit their spread, we need a globally ...
Healio

PCR testing for congenital CMV produces ‘delightfully surprising’ results

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . University CMV testing among newborns is not common. In Minnesota, the first state with universal CMV testing, a ...
Women's Health

'I tried an £80 PCR test to see if it could change my skin for the better'

You might shudder at the thought of PCR tests making a comeback, but pleasingly, the latest wave have nothing to do with covid. Quirky microbiome skincare brand Gallinée has launched an at-home test ...
Technology Networks

Faster, More Accurate Testing for BV and Candida

Roche’s cobas® BV/CV PCR assay aims to address frequent misdiagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and Candida vaginitis. The duplex test detects both conditions from one swab with high specificity, enabling ...