Nature

Single-tube collection and nucleic acid analysis of clinical samples for SARS-CoV-2 saliva testing

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has brought to light the need for expedient diagnostic testing. Cost and availability of large-scale testing capacity has led to a lag in turnaround time and hindered contact ...
Nature

Underscoring the effect of swab type, workflow, and positive sample order on swab pooling for COVID-19 surveillance testing

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, testing is paramount to prevent potential virus outbreaks while resuming work, school, and social activities. Testing is a powerful management tool, but extensive ...
Reuters

FDA adds all blood sample collection tubes to medical device shortage list

Jan 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator said on Wednesday it was expanding the medical device shortage list to include all blood specimen collection tubes due to supply challenges led by an ...
BioTechniques

SafeCollect: at home sample collection simplified

With the rise of telemedicine, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the general public to be able to safely and successfully collect samples for testing has been highlighted. To meet ...