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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by bjourne on Saturday November 28, 2020 @08:44AM (#25237465)
> they’re looking for a diagnosis and are changing the number of times amplification of the dna occurs over time.

What does this mean?

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Re:R number for UK below 1 for first time since August by mensetmanusman on Sunday November 29, 2020 @09:10AM (#25245184)
He is alluding to the number of cycles:

https://bitesizebio.com/24581/what-is-a-ct-value/

If you have to cycle 40 times for example, that is like finding a needle in a haystack, i.e. not understood how relevant such high precision is in terms of weather someone is actively spreading, or had it a month ago, etc.

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