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Double mutant COVID variant leads to 'modest' loss of neutralisation of antibodies: IGIB chiefB.1.617 has three spike protein mutations. Two mutations E484Q and L452R are in the area important for antibody-based neutralisation. The t...11 May, 2021, 10.41 PM IST- The SARS-COV-2 variants at play: All you need to knowAny changes in the viral genetic sequence during replication is known as a mutation and viruses with new mutations are sometimes known as v...09 May, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
- ‘Existing vaccines effective against new coronavirus variant’The Gupta Lab under the Cambridge Institute has been studying the evolution of SARS CoV 2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in patients in r...03 May, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
- Covishield, Covaxin effective against 'Indian strain' of coronavirus, study suggests"Initial positive neutralisation studies of B.1.617, with both post-Covaxin or Covishield sera, are correlatable with milder disease during...27 Apr, 2021, 09.53 PM IST
- Hyderabad scientists: ‘Double mutant’ virus split 3-wayCity scientists, who studied these new sub-lineages or mutants, however, say that more research is required to find out if they are more po...26 Apr, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
- Asymptomatic patients transmitting virus like a wildfire in IndiaThe threat of double and now a triple-mutant Indian strain, along with the deadly UK variant, are believed to be behind the latest surge ac...24 Apr, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
- 60% of Indian variant samples tested in labs found in MaharshtraAbout 59% samples of the newly identified and infectious Indian variant of SARS-CoV-2 called B.1.617 have been found in Maharashtra, althou...24 Apr, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
- Double and triple mutants of coronavirus one and the same; vaccines effective on it: ScientistThese variants harbour 15 lineage defining mutations. B.1.617, initially termed double mutant, has three new spike protein mutations. Two m...23 Apr, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
- There’s a new virus variant in India. How worried should we be?The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of cases that has made it the wo...19 Apr, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
- 1,189 samples have tested positive for variants of concern of SARS COV-2 in India: Health MinistryThese include 1,109 samples testing positive for the UK variants, 79 for the South Africa variant and one sample for the Brazil variant, th...16 Apr, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
- Double mutation found in 61% of 361 COVID-19 samples: Expert"I am told that out of 361 COVID-19 samples tested by the National Institute of Virology in Pune, 61 per cent had the double mutation. Howe...14 Apr, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
- 'Covaxin, Covishield both work against Covid's UK strain'Both Covaxin and Covishield — the two vaccines against Covid in use in India — are effective against the UK variant, which is one of the tw...13 Apr, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
- Coronavirus: What makes India's double mutant COVID variant, B.1.617 so concerning?Is the double mutant virus, much like the Kent or Brazilian COVID variant, the sole reason for the rise in cases? Does it also bring forth ...12 Apr, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
- Covishield, Covaxin effective against UK, Brazillian variants; work against South African strain on: GovtICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said that mutations are sporadic and single mutations are not found to be dominant in any particular ...30 Mar, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
- Covishield or Covaxin: Mutant strains in some West Bengal patients raise concerns over vaccine efficacyWhile some argued that the mutated strains may not be resisted by vaccines, others pointed out that both Covishield and Covaxin were design...27 Mar, 2021, 03.42 PM IST
- No proof COVID second wave due to virus variants, but it is possible: Virologist Shahid JameelVirologist Shahid Jameel, who has won the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, said the rollout of vaccines has caused a false sense of s...26 Mar, 2021, 12.37 PM IST
- Modified CRISPR technique treats diseases without cutting DNANew York, Dec 8 (IANS) In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have crea...08 Dec, 2017, 04.57 PM IST
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