RT-PCR is a PCR test that is designed to detect and measure RNA. Although initial PCR tests amplified DNA, many viruses and other biological components (for example, mitochondria) utilize RNA as their genetic material.
Willits is at the center of Mendocino County and its redwood forests. The Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California are headquartered here. Located at the center of Mendocino County in the Little Lake Valley, 20 miles (32 km) north of Ukiah on U.S. Route 101 (otherwise known as the Redwood Highway).
The University of California-Irvine is located in Irvine, in the center of the Orange County. Irvine has been named as the safest city in America for five consecutive years. The campus is spread over an area of 1,474 acres on coastal foothills, five miles from the Pacific Ocean.