The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a dry swab direct RT-PCR test method for COVID-19 virus developed by CSIR-Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). “This method developed by CSIR-CCMB is a simple variation of the existing gold standard RT-PCR method,” the science and technology ministry said …
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Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea have developed a new method that can detect coronavirus in just 30 minutes. The method is as accurate as the current PCR diagnostic test, the scientists claimed. Based on the RNA sequence of the virus, the “quick and …
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