11 min

Point of Need Science Diction

    • Natural Sciences

Have you ever swabbed inside your nose and used that sample to help diagnose if you have the flu or COVID-19? Or maybe you peed on a pregnancy test. The technology that makes those and other diagnostic tests like them possible is rooted in chemistry. Dr. Karen Peltier shares with us how the pandemic helped improve access to diagnostics and the chemistry that provides you an accurate diagnosis.

Have you ever swabbed inside your nose and used that sample to help diagnose if you have the flu or COVID-19? Or maybe you peed on a pregnancy test. The technology that makes those and other diagnostic tests like them possible is rooted in chemistry. Dr. Karen Peltier shares with us how the pandemic helped improve access to diagnostics and the chemistry that provides you an accurate diagnosis.

11 min