viruses
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based company launches portable RTPCR machine capable of testing different viruses
Hyderabad: An Hyderabad-based company on Saturday introduced a small real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) machine that can test different types of viruses. The standalone device is portable and can be set…
- Health
Research finds that viruses may have ‘eyes and ears’ on us
Washington: New research suggests that viruses are using information from their environment to ‘decide’ when to sit tight inside their hosts and when to multiply and burst out, killing the host cell.…
- World
Warmer temperatures not enough to prevent COVID-19 spread: Study
London: Transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent its spread, shows a new research. The study, led by Imperial College London researchers, showed that…
- India
Pandemics made by new virus infect humans in multiple waves: Govt
New Delhi: Pandemics caused by a new virus have the propensity to infect the human population in multiple waves and some countries which initially successfully contained the COVID-19 outbreak are now reporting a…
- Health
Substance in brown coal may aid in combating viruses
Washington: Scientists have identified biologically active molecular components of humic substances extracted from coal, and discovered substances with antiviral activity against the tick-borne encephalitis virus. The study was published in the journal…
