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Tightly twisted core of stem of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein made its variants fit: StudyThe core of the stem of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has become progressively tighter and more rigid, making the virus more stable and bett...- 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...
- XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'XBB is a hybrid of two omicron BA.2 lineages, BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. This makes XBB another grandchild of BA.2. XBB and BQ.1 are therefore ...
- New easy-to-use test can now tell how much immunity people have against CovidThis technology is also the basis of most at-home rapid tests for Covid-19.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- IISc researchers provide alternative mechanism to render viruses like SARS-CoV-2 inactiveA protein-protein interaction is often like that of a lock and a key, the Bengaluru-based IISc noted in a statement. This interaction can b...
- Corbevax vaccine to cost Rs 990 in market, Rs 145 for governmentBiological E said that it is providing the most affordable Covid vaccine on a global scale due to process of innovation, large-scale manufa...
- What's the difference in protection against Omicron between 2 doses and 3 doses of vaccine?Evidence had emerged suggesting the highly infectious Omicron variant has the ability to escape the protection two vaccine doses offer. So,...
- NeoCov coronavirus found in bats may pose threat to humans in future, scientists cautionA type of coronavirus, NeoCov, that spreads among bats in South Africa may pose a threat to humans in future if it mutates further, accordi...
- Computer model predicts Omicron may evolve to increase transmission, immune escapeThe scientists from Boston College in the US developed a computer model that can predict mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and provide ins...
- How Delta, Kappa variants of Covid evade immune systemthe Delta, Kappa, and Delta Plus variants reduce virus neutralising potency from vaccine-induced antibodies.
- Delta variant of SARS-CoV2 drove surge in the COVID-19 cases in last 2 monthsAccording to INSACOG, the B.1.1.7 lineage of the virus, which was first identified in the United Kingdom is declining in proportion across ...
- IISc start-up PathShodh gets regulatory approvals for Covid-19 testPathShodh has received the license from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture the test for sale, IISc said...
- New vaccine blocks novel coronavirus, variants in animal studyThe pan-coronavirus vaccine triggers neutralising antibodies via a nanoparticle composed of the coronavirus part. This part allows the vacc...
- COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibodies less effective against some coronavirus variants: StudyAccording to the scientists neutralising antibodies work by binding tightly to the virus and blocking it from entering cells, thus preventi...
- 'Next-gen' COVID-19 vaccines may be needed to tackle emerging variants, say scientistsWork on vaccines will have to continue on parallel tracks - one to tackle the SARS-CoV-2 virus with first generation vaccines and the other...
- Roche links with Moderna to include antibody test in COVID-19 vaccine trialRoche said the test can provide quantitative evidence of the presence and levels of antibodies that develop in response to the vaccine cand...
- New discovery: Antibody that may protect against COVID-19 infection identifiedThe researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in the US discovered and characterised a cross-reactive human mo...
- '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...
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