CSIR-CCMB’s novel ‘Dry Swab’, extraction-free direct RT-PCR testing method, which has reduced the time taken for the COVID test result to be declared, got further validation with another study ...

Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR or qPCR) is revolutionizing many aspects of molecular biology and becoming the gold standard for accurate, sensitive, and fast quantification of gene expression.

To commercialise the Saline Gargle RT-PCR technique, the Nagpur-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an alternative method of Covid testing that can be used in areas that are resource-starved. BENGALURU: Researchers at the Indian ...

Real-time polymerase chain reaction reverse transcription (RT-qPCR) has been described as the gold standard for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection. While the ...

Influential bodies in the medical profession have called on the government to increase the diagnosis and screening for COVID 19 by using the RT-PCR testing method . They said that the test ...