<p><strong>Are you afraid of tests?</strong></p>
<p>In this first episode on a testy theme, I demystify the coronavirus diagnostic process in a way that may make your head spin.<br>
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Discussed are the two main testing methods currently available-- serological and molecular rRT-PCR assays-- what they involved, along with the science behind them.<br>
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There won't be a quiz afterwards, I promise!<br>
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Music<br>
</strong>"<a href="http://ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61257" rel="cc:attributionURL">Compassion</a>" by Stefan Kartenberg; Featuring Kara Square 2020; Licensed under Creative Commons <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license" title="Attribution (3.0)">Attribution (3.0)</a><br>
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<strong>Sources<br>
* "</strong><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6988269/">Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR</a>" (Eurosurvelliance, 23 Jan 2020; 25(3))<strong><br>
* "</strong><a href="https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/scientists-can-make-copies-of-a-gene-6525968/">Scientists Can Make Copies of a Gene through PCR</a>" (Nature.com)<br>
* "<a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-coronavirus-tests-actually-work/">How Coronavirus Tests Actually Work</a>" (FiveThirtyEight.com, 24 March 2020)</p>
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