What is RT-PRC Test? What does RT-PCR stand for and how exactly does the test work to detect COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2. Let’s decode the science behind it.

The process is also called real-time RT-PCR, because the PCR reaction is measuring the amplification of coronavirus genes in real time. Special thanks to Dr. Jeffrey SoRelle, ...

Let us explain. Since the emergence of COVID-19 in late 2019, the gold standard in testing for the disease has been a nuclear-derived technique: real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain ...