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Members of the UB research community come together to help provide tests and testing materials for COVID-19
Imagine a test that could tell you if you were infected with COVID-19 before you had a single symptom, came at an affordable price without the need to go to a doctor, and returned results in minutes.
Michigan State University researchers have validated a test to detect coronavirus that is more accurate than those currently available, and could help address the national shortage of testing kits.
A Michigan State University laboratory, which specializes in the use of artificial intelligence and big data to discover therapeutics for cancers, switched gears to face the challenge of COVID-19
Researcher at Michigan State University strives to create a COVID-19 test that could be performed by emergency room doctors on many patients in a short time, on equipment all hospitals have