Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, was developed to identify a small fragment of a virus and create multiple copies, making detection easier. PCR is the gold standard in testing for COVID-19 and other ...

PCR testing soared during the pandemic as the go-to, drive-through, quick-turnaround way to discover if you had COVID. The genie is out of the bottle. The worldwide market for PCR tests is predicted ...

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, or real-time ...

A surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant has pushed testing capabilities in South Florida and across the country to the limit. There are long lines for PCR tests at free county-run ...