IIT Guwahati researchers discover RNA-destroying function of p30 protein in African swine fever virusResearchers at IIT Guwahati studied the biochemistry of the ASFV protein p30, revealing its role in virus attachment and evasion of immune ...
19 Jul, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
CEPI to fund Gennova's self amplifying mRNA vaccine against Disease XThe Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Gennova Biopharmaceuticals have announced a new funding agreement to develop...
08 Aug, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here's what the science saysLong COVID refers to symptoms that persist for more than 12 weeks after a COVID-19 infection, encompassing up to 200 different symptoms. Ev...
10 Jun, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
Enhanced recombination: A shot in the arm for SARS-CoV-2The team analysed genomic sequences of all the viral strains that appeared between November 2019 and July 2022 in various databases worldwi...
20 Mar, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
The West Nile Virus: What it is and here is what you should knowInfected mosquitoes of the Culex species transmit the West Nile Virus. Symptoms among those infected include fever and headaches, while chr...
03 Jun, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
Over 5,500 new viruses identified in the ocean, including a missing evolutionary linkRNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the common cold to Covid-19.
09 Apr, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Scientists develop molecule that blocks COVID-19 infectionScientists have developed a new molecule that attaches to the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and prevents it from entering human cells and...
15 Dec, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
Sanofi drops plans for messenger RNA vaccine against virusThe Paris-based company said it will continue to develop another vaccine candidate that is already undergoing late stage human trials. That...
28 Sep, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
New DNA vaccine for COVID-19 effective in mice, hamsters: StudySome currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on messenger RNA or mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognise the SARS-CoV...
28 May, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
How coronavirus interacts with proteins in human cells decodedAccording to researchers one of the most urgent tasks is to understand all the molecular interactions between the virus and the cells it in...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.08 PM IST
Gennova Biopharma to start mRNA vaccine trials by the year's end; results likely in March '21The trial results are likely to come in by March 2021, Sanjay Singh, CEO of Pune-based Gennova, told ET. There is a possibility that India ...
12 Nov, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Genetic code that may help coronavirus survive identified: ResearchersIn the study, published in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers used a new tool to determine what c...
03 Jun, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
Novel coronavirus mutations may not make it more infectious: StudyCoronaviruses, like other RNA viruses, can develop mutations in three different ways: by mistake from copying errors during viral replicati...
26 May, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
Chinese scientists discover 1,445 new virusesThe research was led by a team of scientists at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the findings published on...
24 Nov, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
New study points to potential Ebola drug targetInterfering with the replication of the Ebola virus can stop it in its tracks, opening the door to potential treatments for the deadly dise...
12 Apr, 2015, 09.41 AM IST
How to stop common cold, HIV virus in their tracks foundScientists have cracked the code used by a major group of viruses to spread infections such as the common cold, HIV, hepatitis C and polio ...
09 Feb, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
New 'drug' blocks replication of AIDS virus for first timeThis achievement has been obtained for the "first time in the world" by a group of researcher led by Jose Gallego from Universidad Catolica...
29 Nov, 2013, 02.06 PM IST