CROSS REACTIVE CORONA VIRUS ANTIBODY Subject : Science & tech Context : In a new study that appears in Nature Communications, scientists investigated how the immune system’s previous exposure to cold-causing coronaviruses impact immune response to Covid-19 Concept : Besides SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, there are other coronaviruses that people are exposed to. […]
SINOVAC GETS WHO EMERGENCY APPROVAL Subject: Science & tech Context: Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. Concept: About Sinovac Vaccine It is an inactivated vaccine. It works by using killed viral particles to expose the body’s immune system to the virus without risking a […]
WHO ASSIGNS NON-STIGMATISING LABELS TO COVID VARIANTS Subject: International Relations / Science & tech Context: WHO has assigned simple, easy to say and remember labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using letters of the Greek alphabet. Concept: These labels were chosen after wide consultation and a review of […]
CHINA’s SPACE STATION PLAN GATHERS PACE Subject: Science & tech Context: China took another step towards completing the construction of its first space station by the end of next year following the launch and docking of a cargo spacecraft. Concept: The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, described by as “the delivery guy for China’s space […]
ROLE OF T-CELLS IN HELPING CANCER PATIENT AMIDST COVID 19 Subject : Science & tech Context :Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, US, found that blood cancer patients with Covid-19 who had higher CD8 T cells, many of whom had depleted antibodies from cancer treatments, were more than three times more likely to […]
IS TEST POSITIVITY A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF COVID CASELOAD? Subject : Science & tech Context: The second surge in the pandemic has been rather alarming. The number of positive cases has been rising in much of the country, in urban as well as rural areas, since the middle of March. Concept : Test […]
IIT MANDI RESEARCHERS REVEAL KEY SARS CoV 2 PROTEIN STRUCTURE Subject : Science & tech Context :Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (IIT Mandi) in Himachal Pradesh have revealed the part of structure of a key protein in COVID-19 virus, which helps in understanding its mode of action, its role in […]
US RESEARCHERS FIND DRUG THAT BLOCKS SEVERE COVID 19 SYMPTOMS Subject: Science & tech Context: Researchers in the US have discovered a drug that could potentially be a game-changing tool in treating COVID-19 patients, including variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Concept : A team led by University of Pennsylvania developed the drug diABZI, […]