Sampriti Roy, University of Calcutta Coronavirus yet again presents new issues to worry about this year, aside from the devastating global pandemic it has caused. Over the last few weeks, a new “double mutant variant” has been detected in some pockets of India, particularly Delhi and Maharashtra. This “double mutant” strain has been found in […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata A new mechanism to help scientists fight against COVID – 19 and find new treatments for the disease has been elaborated by a team of researchers at the University of Warwick. Movements in nearly 300 protein structures of the spike protein of the virus are simulated using computational modelling techniques, […]
Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata The research, confirms findings that D614G — one of many mutations in the concerning variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, and Brazil — makes the coronavirus 8times more infectious. This novel coronavirus, D614G mutation in the spike protein renders it up to 8 times more infectious in […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Researchers at the University of Bonn, Germany, have identified and developed novel antibody fragments against the SARS coronavirus-2. These antibody fragments are smaller than classic antibodies and hence are called nanobodies. These nanobodies are better at penetrating the tissues and also can be produced in large quantities. The nanobodies were also […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata Just as the world was waiting with hope for the vaccine to start off a healthier 2021, UK has cautioned to take necessary precautionary measures against a new contagious COVID-19 mutant. Scientists have stated that all viruses mutate as it’s in their nature to mutate, as the human body gets more […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected millions around the globe since its transmission in the human host. Extensive diversification of the virus including significant molecular differences has resulted in failure to diagnose the virus. The virus undergoes continuous evolution and adaptation inside the body of the host, which helps it to survive […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata Based on the vaccine against yellow fever, a team of researchers led by Professor Johan Neyts and Kai Dallmeier at Rega Institute at KU Leuven, Belgium, have developed a vaccine candidate against Covid-19 which also works against yellow fever. Results indicate that the vaccine is effective in hamsters and monkeys […]
SAGNIK NAG, Amity University, Kolkata SARS-CoV-2 is a type of RNA virus, which can develop mutations by three different ways: by making mistake from copying errors during viral replication, through interactions with other viruses infecting the same cell i.e. recombination, or they can be also induced by host RNA modification systems which are part of […]
Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Researchers in Japan and Cambodia have discovered coronaviruses which is similar to COVID-19. These are the first known relatives of SARS-Cov-2 to be found outside China and to be originated from horseshoe bats or Rhinolophus bats. It is still unknown if COVID-19 was transferred directly from bats to people or […]
RUCHITA KARMAKAR, AMITY UNIVERSITY KOLKATA The unmatched sequencing efforts have as of October 2020, produced almost nearly 200,000 genomes of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing havoc in the world, named as Covid-19. Understanding the drift in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 is equally supreme in controlling this global pandemic. The major challenge lies in […]
