How to Use polymerase chain reaction in a Sentence

polymerase chain reaction

noun

• The tests sold by the grocery stores are one of the most common types, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
  — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
• Both antigen tests and polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests are used to test for covid-19.
  — Alex Golden, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2021
• Broadly, these tests all use a method called a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR.
  — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 31 July 2020
• The saliva test is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, so samples are sent to a lab to be tested.
  — Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2020
• The standard polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for the coronavirus home in on three segments of the virus genome.
  — Jason Douglas, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
• The tests work by growing large amounts of the virus using a reaction called the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020
• Labcorp's test is a PCR, or polymerase chain reaction test.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 17 May 2022
• They are often known as PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, tests.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, azcentral, 9 May 2020
• Hogan said the state still has a sufficient supply of rapid tests and the more sensitive polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests.
  — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• The standard way to detect a virus is using a technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 24 Mar. 2020
• These tests are not as sensitive as polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, testing, which has been the main method of screening for Covid-19.
  — NBC News, 1 Apr. 2021
• This is done using a technique called a polymerase chain reaction.
  — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 4 Dec. 2021
• Most countries prefer the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test; a few accept the rapid antigen test.
  — National Geographic, 20 Nov. 2020
• The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test is considered to be the most accurate, but there are also rapid tests, some of which can be done at home.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2022
• The antigen tests are also cheaper than a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, the results of which could take anywhere from a day up to a week to appear.
  — James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2020
• DeWine said a rate combining the two is about 1 percentage point less than the rate for polymerase chain reaction tests only.
  — Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2020
• The cases added to the state's tallies included 1,285 that were confirmed through polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests.
  — Andy Davis, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2020
• These kits take more processing time and use a method called polymerase chain reaction, or P.C.R., to detect the coronavirus.
  — New York Times, 26 Feb. 2021
• If a rapid test result comes back positive, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is taken and sent to a state lab for testing for the variant.
  — Angie Jackson, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2021
• Most samples probably will go through what is known as a polymerase chain reaction test.
  — Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2020
• Molecular tests like the PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, test has been the most common test throughout the pandemic.
  — Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2020
• The program will provide polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests at no cost to residents.
  — Janelle Jessen, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2022
• The rapid tests are a valuable tool because of the speed of the results, but are less accurate than traditional polymerase chain reaction tests.
  — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 23 Feb. 2021
• Anyone who tests positive then receives a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to confirm the first test.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Nov. 2020
• The cases added to state tallies included 155 that were confirmed through polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests.
  — Andy Davis, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2021
• At the men’s event in Indiana, players are using a polymerase chain reaction — or PCR — test, which is considered the best test available.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2021
• Once the mixture is correct, the test plates are whisked into a machine which multiplies the number of plasmids in each well using a process called a polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  — The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
• It’s also a matter of the real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) readers the tests are performed on; that supply chain is equally under strain.
  — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 2 Sep. 2020
• However, getting a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test requires a lab visit that can be time-consuming and take days to get your results back.
  — Nsisong Asanga, Health, 12 May 2023
• There are rapid antigen and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests available for each viral infection.
  — Sarah Klein, Health, 26 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024