What is a lateral flow test (LFT)? A lateral flow test (LFT) is a simple, quick and cheap assay that can detect the presence of target antigen(s) or antibody(ies) in a liquid sample. 1 As a type of ...

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Coronavirus home-testing has become a part of everyday life for people across the UK as cases of Omicron continue to rise. While a singular line on a lateral flow test is often the sign of a negative ...

Only a few years ago the benefits of lateral flow diagnostic tests weren’t widely understood outside of scientific circles. The reason most people came into contact with the technology was through the ...

With rules around lateral flow Covid tests and PCR tests recently changing, it can be hard to keep up. In order to ease the demand for Covid tests and critical worker shortages, the Covid test rules ...