USA Today

Fact check: Comments from PCR test creator lacking context in social media post

The claim: PCR creator Kary Mullis said the tests can detect 'anything in anybody' and can't tell you if you're sick Biochemist and PCR test creator Kary Mullis died in 2019, months before the ...
Nature

polymerase chain reaction / PCR

Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a laboratory technique used to make multiple copies of a segment of DNA. PCR is very precise and can be used to amplify, or copy, a specific DNA target from a ...
USA Today

Fact check: CDC is withdrawing its PCR COVID-19 test, but not because it confuses viruses

A widely shared claim on social media has brought the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to retire its PCR test for COVID-19 back into the spotlight. "CDC Withdraws Use of PCR Test ...
Nature

Degenerate oligonucleotide-primed polymerase chain reaction (DOP-PCR) and amino linking, a series of amplification reactions used to create representations of each clone (1).

First, the BAC clone DNA is denatured into single stranded templates. Each of the three DOP-PCR primers used in the next step is flanked by known 5' and 3' anchor sequences with six random nucleotides ...

The Four Rapid COVID PCR Tests You Can Take at Home (and Why You Should)

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...
Forbes

When Should I Use A PCR Test Versus An At-Home Antigen Test For Covid-19?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, ...