Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Study claims that individuals with blood type O are less inclined to get affected by the novel Coronavirus. For such blood type, developing symptoms like organ failures are also low. Nevertheless, individuals with blood groups A and AB are more susceptible to procuring this infection. There have been several studies […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata With the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, certain fundamental yet important questions come into the mind of various people. One such question is, “Can breastfeeding lead to the transmission of the coronavirus from a mother to her newborn?” The transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from a mother to her child during the pregnancy […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The current critical situation due to COVID–19 has resulted in excessive centralization of biomanufacturing capacities which is a matter of great concern. But on the brighter side, sharing of scientific data and information globally at an unprecedented speed has helped strengthen our ability in developing new solutions based on technology. […]
Thota Kanishka Rao, Amity University Kolkata Emerged in 2019, and spread rapidly, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacted economies worldwide, overwhelming health-care systems, as it infected millions causing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To respond, a worldwide effort has been initiated to develop vaccines and therapeutic agents. For COVID-19 vaccine development, the trimeric […]
Sampriti Roy, Asutosh College (University of Calcutta) When speaking of cell mechanisms, there are still a large number of the same that remain largely unknown. From understanding viral pathogenesis to antiviral therapeutics development – the identification of viral mechanisms and understanding how the virus defends itself is crucial. This is the case particularly for those […]
Srilagna Sarkar, Amity University Kolkata Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) and related to the Coronavirus disease as seen has led to a novel degree of disturbance globally. Whether oncology stakeholders, its patients, families or clinicians are adjusting and conforming with the challenges caused by the convergence of the two-life threatening diseases. Two studies by […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata As the world is waiting anxiously for a powerful and effective vaccine against covid-19, researchers are also trying to identify how coronavirus attacks the body to stop its devastating impact. One such possible way has been discovered in a recent study by researchers of John Hopkins University. This can be done […]
Anuska Sen, Team bioXone It is well known that the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) infection is transmitted by droplets and there have been recent studies showing that it can also be an airborne infection. However, there remains a huge confusion as to whether transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection is possible from mother to child during pregnancy. This kind […]
Soumya Sarathi Ganguly, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Virologists were working on two areas of SARS-CoV-2 research at KU Leuven Rega Institute. In one line developing a vaccine that can prevent infection, and in another line of research, they are thriving in search of existing drugs by which the amount of virus can be reduced […]
-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 […]
