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> it doesn't actually test for the virus. It tests for DNA / RNA presence The virus is nothing but DNA or RNA. The snippet testing establishes a statistical b
by jhayward 7y ago
> it doesn't actually test for the virus. It tests for DNA / RNA presence
The virus is nothing but DNA or RNA.
The snippet testing establishes a statistical baseline that rules in the presence of the specific dna/rna of the virus to within the required certainty.
In other words, you don't have to feel every inch of an elephant to know for sure you've got a hold of one. Just enough features to make it unique to just elephants.