Researchers design a flavor-based flu test that could transform chewing gum into an early detection tool, potentially stopping transmission before symptoms appear.

Throughout this two-year global COVID-19 nightmare, one thing that has been sorely lacking is access to testing. “Flu-like symptoms” covers a lot of ground, and knowing if a sore throat is just a sore ...

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum.

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to ...

Health officials have issued advice to anyone with symptoms of Covid as cases of the latest variants begin to rise this autumn. Almost 90 per cent of the Covid cases recorded in the UK recently were ...

Health officials have issued advice to Covid symptom sufferers as cases of the latest variants begin to rise this autumn.

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PCR-based techniques are methods that rely on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify stretches of DNA by creating many identical or near-identical copies. For example, PCR amplification can be ...