In updates on H5N1 avian flu today, the World Health Organization (WHO) shared new details about Mexico's recent fatal case, ...

This process is called amplification. Amplifying the genetic material makes detecting even the smallest amount of a virus easy. PCR tests can also differentiate between different virus variants ...

The $5,000 equipment grant from the Education Foundation of Kennebunk and Arundel has transformed how students learn ...

What is real time RT–PCR? Real time RT–PCR is a nuclear-derived method for detecting the presence of specific genetic material in any pathogen, including a virus. Originally, the method used ...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is highly contagious and can be passed ... to render the invisible visible — polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the power of PCR ...

"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection lead at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said in a statement. In the US ...

STEUBENVILLE — Recent public health funding cuts by the Centers for Disease Control will impact the Jefferson County General Health District’s respiratory virus testing, Health Commissioner Andrew ...

No virus was detected from the control experiments using only vector plasmid DNA. In this system, the efficiency of PCR depends on the length of the overlap sequence and the concentration of ...

Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) is a pathogenic virus that can affect any pulse crop. It creates mosaic patterns on the plant ...

A new discovery has reshaped our understanding of PCR chip technology: water vapor, not air expansion, is the primary culprit ...

The United States is grappling with more than 600 cases of measles, with outbreaks reported in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.