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E-Mail IMAGE: UC Davis and SpectraPass have developed a 20-minute COVID-19 test that pairs a mass spectrometer with a powerful machine-learning platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 in nasal swabs.. view more Credit: UC Davis Health A partnership between UC Davis and Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, has led to a new rapid COVID-19 test. A recent study published Nature Scientific Reports shows the novel method to be 98.3% accurate for positive COVID-19 tests and 96% for negative tests. This test was made from the ground up, said Nam Tran, lead author for the study and a professor of pathology in the UC Davis School of Medicine. Nothing like this test ever existed. We were starting with a clean slate. ....