Bengal To Borrow PCR Machines From State Unis

The West Bengal government has decided to borrow 'real-time polymerase chain reaction' (RT-PCR) machines which can help in the detection and study of novel coronavirus from three-state-run universities.

BEThe RT-PCR machines, with the help of a nuclear energy-driven method, can trace specific genetic material from any pathogen, including a virus, Dr Abhijit Chowdhury, member of a state-constituted task force on COVID-19, said.