Post Views: 683 In 1953, an important discovery of the double helix structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by James Watson, Rosalind Franklin and Francis Crick made huge waves in medical science. The study of DNA structure has since inspired many advancements in genetic science, especially in the field of molecular diagnostics or testing. Over two…
Post Views: 776 In the field of medicine and scientific research, molecular testing or genetic testing is the new buzzword. What is genetic testing? What are the types of genetic testing methods? In this article, the experts at Helvetica Health Care (HHC) give you the lowdown on everything you need to know about molecular testing…
Post Views: 1,513 When discussing new-age diagnostics, one often hears terms like molecular testing. This revolutionary technique, also known as molecular diagnostics (MDx), molecular pathology or molecular biology, has become critical in medical laboratories as the foundation of disease diagnostics. This is true, especially in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic. Remember the term RT-PCR?…
Post Views: 1,488 Melanoma or cancer of the skin, while one of the most common of all cancers, is also often the most serious, with a high incidence of fatality. Melanoma is extremely tough to treat, especially after it metastasises. Metastasis is when melanoma cancer cells spread to other parts of the body and grow.…
Post Views: 2,048 As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads worldwide and develops new mutations, precise diagnostic tools are becoming increasingly important in managing and comprehending the disease’s epidemiology. The influence of COVID-19 on Molecular Diagnostics laboratories testing and research for non-COVID uses has been underappreciated but arguably even more crucial since the pandemic. Lack of equipment,…
Post Views: 1,775 You probably have heard a lot about both SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused Covid-19, and tests for COVID-19. Any virus needs a host to replicate and to generate more viral replicas as the virus seizes the host’s cells. The genomic material remains in the body while the virus is still copying and…
Post Views: 2,283 Quality assurance or QA refers to the quality control activities relevant to analytical procedures conducted in the clinical microbiology laboratory. Quality assurance should incorporate external and internal quality evaluations. Applying quality control devices in molecular microbiology assays is crucial to ensure precise results and proper patient management. External Quality assurance is sometimes…
Post Views: 2,347 West Nile Virus West Nile virus, commonly abbreviated as WNV, is a flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae transmitted to humans through mosquito bites or through their contact with infected blood. In most cases, patients are asymptomatic but the infection can cause a self-limited influenza-like illness, West Nile fever (WNF) or very rarely,…
