Researchers develop new, inexpensive COVID-19 test that doesn't use scarce reagents

The method, described in the journal PLOS Biology, omits the step in the widely used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test where the scarce reagents are needed, but has an accuracy of 92 per cent, missing only the lowest viral loads.
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news