Researchers use magnetic nanoparticles and liquid-handling robots in an effort to detect COVID-19 outbreaks early.

Preprints from the first round of seroprevalence studies indicate that many more people have been infected with the virus than previously reported. Some of these studies also have serious design flaws.

Abbott’s ID NOW test missed the most positive samples among five products given the green light by the FDA to use during the pandemic.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is supplying local hospitals and the state with key ingredients needed for COVID-19 testing.

Scientists at academic labs equipped to test for SARS-CoV-2 report that multiple barriers are preventing from them from operating at full capacity.

An inflatable biosafety laboratory may help meet the global need for testing infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University of Washington department of laboratory medicine in Seattle processes a backlog of COVID-19 samples.

The US lacks standardized methods to assess products for potency and safety. That’s a big problem for the labs tasked with doing the testing.

Scientists engineered a new material that could be developed for use in treating tooth decay.