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Infectious Disease MDx 2014: qPCR for Ebola; Disease Panels; Isothermal Amplification

Jan 05, 2015
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Madeleine Johnson
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Using PCR to diagnose infectious disease penetrated public awareness in an unprecedented new way last year when, during the height of public focus on Ebola, the technique began popping up even in general stories about the disease in popular media outlets.

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