New test can tell how much immunity you have against COVID-19US researchers have developed an easy-to-use test that can predict the degree of immune protection people have against COVID-19, either fro...
10 Aug, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
IISc scientists develop miniproteins that may prevent COVID infectionResearchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have designed a new class of artificial peptides or miniproteins that they ...
06 Jun, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
Neem tree extract can help treat Covid & reduce its spread, says new studyThe study shows that the components of Neem bark may target a wide range of viral proteins.
02 Mar, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
COVID-19 lab leak theory highly unlikely, scientists sayThe authors noted that maps pinpointing geographic locations of the first wave of COVID-19 cases in December 2019, show they initially emer...
24 Aug, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
83 Covid cases of Delta plus variant reported in India till Aug 4: GovtResponding to a question on whether private laboratories are permitted to do genome sequencing of coronavirus, Minister of State for Health...
06 Aug, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Covid origins mirror SARS’s genesis in animals, study findsThe paper was released Wednesday ahead of peer review, and is being prepared for submission to a journal for publication, one of the author...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
New study suggests that exposure to common cold virus may provide some protection from COVID-19The research found that the common respiratory virus jump-starts the activity of interferon-stimulated genes.
16 Jun, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it's so trickyIn order to predict and prevent future pandemics like COVID-19, researchers need to find the origin of the viruses that cause them. This is...
11 Jun, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Pune scientist couple, in limelight for chasing Covid's China link, share their story"The Seeker got in touch with us the same day our preprint appeared online. This internet user said we had some interesting findings. The S...
06 Jun, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Why Covid 'lab leak' theory is a concern: Human errors led to spread of human H1N1 virus in 1977, 2004 SARS outbreakExperts want tougher controls on bio facilities over fears of the next pandemic.
01 Jun, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
View: The theory that Covid virus leaked from a Chinese lab goes viralCountless labs handle dangerous pathogens, not always vigilantly, multiplying the chances of leaks by accident or design
24 May, 2021, 06.40 PM IST
Lab-made 'mild virus' that mimics coronavirus can help in developing antiviral drugsThis genetically modified virus generates antibodies in humans just like the Covid-19.
22 Jul, 2020, 02.27 PM IST
'How coronavirus enters cells decoded, may help develop new drugs'According to the researchers, including those from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US, understanding how the novel coronavir...
27 May, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses: Chinese state mediaScientists think COVID-19 -- which first emerged in Wuhan and has killed some 340,000 people worldwide -- originated in bats and could have...
24 May, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
Covid-19: Telangana’s poor nos due to testing by only government labsBehind Telangana’s low testing numbers, which have come under the scanner of the Centre, is the state government’s insistence to test only ...
08 May, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spatThe Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts research on the world's m...
06 May, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
China lab rejects COVID-19 conspiracy claims, but virus origins still a mysteryConspiracy theorists have claimed SARS-CoV-2, now responsible for more than 200,000 deaths worldwide, was synthesised by the Wuhan Institut...
28 Apr, 2020, 11.32 AM IST