Science
Researchers develop new COVID test that doesn’t use scarce reagents – The Shillong Times
Scientists have developed a new method of testing for COVID-19 that doesn’t make use of key reagents but still delivers an accurate result, an advance that may …

Scientists have developed a new method of testing for COVID-19 that doesn’t make use of key reagents but still delivers an accurate result, an advance that may lead to an inexpensive diagnosis technique in developing countries where chemical supplies are in short supply.The method, described in the journal PLOS Biology, omits the step in the widely used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test where the scarce reagents are needed, but has an accuracy of 92 per cent, missing …
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