Varuni Ankolekar, Quartesian Some days back, Uttar Pradesh had recorded a few Covid positive cases, affected by one of the obscure variants of SARS-CoV-2, named the Kappa variant. The investigations were carried out at King George’s medical college in Lucknow. DNA sequencing results of 109 positive tested samples showed that two tested positive cases were […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata The coronavirus disease or COVID is something that is shaking the entire portrait of the lives of people in the world right now. This single-stranded, positive-sensed, enveloped virus has given rise to a pandemic in the 21st century. In such a situation, learning about the different mutants, variants, and strains […]
Neha khan, Jamia Millia Islamia What is the alpha variant? The B.1.1.7 variant is known as the Alpha variant which was first found in India and had taken thousands of lives. This coronavirus variant is more infectious than other variants because it foils the innate immune system for a while till it replicates and finds […]
Sribas Chowdhury, Adamas University Kolkata We all know how the horrific Covid19 pandemic has shaken the entire world. With the SARS-corona virus, 2 is the main culprit, it has claimed millions of lives worldwide and has disrupted the socio-economic balance of all countries. The virus has been a cause of concern due to its variants […]
