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Under the plans, post-arrival tests must be the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) type which are thought to be more accurate, but are more expensive.
The PCR tests differ from Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) which are widely being used in schools around the country.
So what are the differences between them?
PCR tests require lab analysis meaning they take longer to process. Credit: PA
What is the difference between how the tests work?
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are often seen as the gold standard test for identifying clinical cases of infection because it requires laboratory analysis.
The PCR is a diagnostic test that detects the virus’s RNA (genetic material) in a sample taken from a nose and throat swab.
Baby death rates in Birmingham nearly double the national average - call for urgent action
Seven Brummie babies in every 1,000 born in the city die before they reach their first birthday - a rate nearly double the national average. A new probe says not enough has been done about it, and that must change.
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News story The Prime Minister has reappointed Professor Brian Cantor CBE and Lopa Patel MBE as Trustees of the Science Museum Group
Professor Cantor CBE and Lopa Patel MBE have been reappointed by the Prime Minister as Trustees of the Science Museum Group for a four year period from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2024.
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1 April 2021
Brian Cantor is Professor of Materials at Oxford and Brunel Universities and an Editor of the journal Progress in Materials Science. He has published over 300 books and papers. He invented the field of High Entropy Alloys and discovered “Cantor alloys”.
In the recent past, he has been Vice-Chancellor of the Universities of Bradford and York, Head of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Oxford, a research scientist at GE Labs in the USA, a consultant for Alcan, NASA and Rolls-Royce, and Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He has worked at other universities such as Sussex, Northeastern, Banaras, Washington State,
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Professor Brian Cantor CBE and Lopa Patel MBE reappointed as Trustees of Science Museum Group
Brian Cantor is Professor of Materials at Oxford and Brunel Universities and an Editor of the journal Progress in Materials Science. He has published over 300 books and papers. He invented the field of High Entropy Alloys and discovered “Cantor alloys”.
In the recent past, he has been Vice-Chancellor of the Universities of Bradford and York, Head of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Oxford, a research scientist at GE Labs in the USA, a consultant for Alcan, NASA and Rolls-Royce, and Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He has worked at other universities such as Sussex, Northeastern, Banaras, Washington State, IISc Bangalore and the Kobe Institute, and chaired or been on boards such as the Marshall Aid Commission, the UK Universities Pensions Forum, and Bradford, Leeds and York Local Economic Partnerships (LEPs). He founded, chaired and built up the Begb