Scientists have developed several rapid tests for diagnosing chlamydia that use sophisticated techniques and a dye to detect bacterial proteins.

The tests detect proteins known as antibodies that develop to fight off infection.

It uses antibodies to detect proteins from the surface of the parasite.

The standard H.I.V. test detects proteins known as antibodies that are usually formed about six weeks after the virus enters the body.

Urine immunofixation is the best test for detecting Bence-Jones proteins.

Mass spectrometry may be used to detect proteins based on their mass-to-charge ratio.

Development of Western blotting technique to detect proteins.

Blood tests can detect proteins that suggest the presence of liver cancer.

There are also blood tests to detect proteins produced by a cancer.

Profile analysis is a method for detecting distantly related proteins by sequence comparison.