Chitra Roy, University of Calcutta As we are getting closer to the COVID-19 vaccine, it is exciting to think of the day when the virus will be gone. But, the COVID-19 vaccine will not be the magic bullet considering its efficacy and the challenges currently being faced in these efficacy studies. Efficacy of a vaccine […]
Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Inmazeb, a potent treatment involving a cocktail of three lab-made monoclonal antibodies (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab-ebgn) to fight against Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases known so far. Inmazeb targets the glycoprotein, which latches onto the cell surface receptors and fuses […]
-Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata A new CRISPR based test that can diagnose the coronavirus infection within few minutes, joins the race of speedy detection after RT-PCR, rapid testing, and FELUDA test. The potent applications of CRISPR have been talked about for many years now. It is best known for its ability to seek out […]
-Sayanti Pal, Amity University Kolkata Retinal Degeneration is a condition in which there is a slow degeneration of the retinal cells, eventually leading to blindness. People who suffer from these retinal degenerative diseases for years are said to suffer from permanent loss of vision. But thanks to recent advances in science and technology for giving us […]
