Antibiotic optimisation through therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is a key strategy in tackling antimicrobial resistance. However, current quantification methods rely on laboratory-based equipment, ...

Gene editing of plant DNA has the potential to produce crops with increased performance and resilience, but it can take a ...

Seed amplification assays, those PCR-like reactions for toxic misfolded proteins, are starting to look pretty good. In the May Lancet Neurology, scientists led by Andrew Siderowf, University of ...

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel serological assay for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Rebecca DuBois, associate professor of ...

Lateral flow assays (LFA) tests have become ubiquitous within the general public; they are the format for standard home pregnancy and COVID-19 tests, indicating a positive result with a colored line, ...

Pre-admission screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was essential during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea. The pooled real-time reverse transcription (rtRT)-PCR test ...

If your doctor suspects you have one of several diseases, they may want to perform an “enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay” test. This is more commonly known as an ELISA test, and it can help to confirm ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have designed a high-quality assay that can be used in at-home tests for rapid COVID-19 screening. Results from an early preclinical study suggest ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

A $5 diagnostic test for COVID-19 won emergency authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 26 and could see widespread use by the end of this month. Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues as many parts of the world grapple with skyrocketing cases. The global toll has reached 72.4 million cases, and 1.61 million have lost their ...

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