A new method for quickly and accurately detecting nanoparticles and viruses marks a major advancement in virus detection technology, merging confocal fluorescence microscopy with microfluidic laminar ...

The need for quick and decentralized diagnostic tests has been emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic, with bright-field microscopic imaging being a common diagnostic tool. Traditional virus detection ...

Inherently vulnerable to viral contamination, biologics rely on animal- or human-derived starting materials and complex manufacturing processes. Albeit rare, viral contamination incidents are ...

Increasing numbers of Powassan virus cases have led to a greater need to monitor and track the disease. However, testing has been difficult, bringing up a number of false positives. Scientists are ...

A new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from environmental surfaces using a portable laboratory device. The study was published in Microbiology Spectrum, a ...

Researchers in Spain are working to develop faster, more accurate methods for detecting viruses like human norovirus and hepatitis A in fresh produce. The project, led by Dr. Susana Guix from the ...

Washington, D.C. — A new study has demonstrated rapid and sensitive on-site detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from environmental surfaces using a portable laboratory device. The study was published in ...

Researchers at Harvard University and Jiangsu University developed a technique for not only identifying infected cells, but also tracking the infection over time as the cells developed. They published ...

HOUSTON — Researchers developed a groundbreaking early detection method that identified the measles virus in Houston wastewater samples in January, days before official cases were reported. The ...