No More False Negatives: An Ultrasensitive COVID Test

River D'Almeida, Ph.D
2 min readNov 10, 2020

A team of researchers has improved upon the current diagnostic methodology for COVID-19, making it significantly more accurate and reliable. The new cost-effective test that builds upon the commonly-used Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction or RT-PCR protocol incorporates state-of-the-art microfluidic technology. Scientists have shown that this technique is capable of detecting even…

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River D'Almeida, Ph.D

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