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Researchers discover antivirals that helps fight emerging infectious disea
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study has discovered possible broad-spectrum antiviral drugs capable of targeting numerous families of RNA viruses, which continue to pose a serious threat to future pandemics. The UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology study, led by Gustavo Garcia Jr., tested a libra
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Ocean water samples provide treasure trove of RNA virus data, says study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Columbus [Ohio], April 8 (ANI): A team of researchers at Ohio State University has identified ocean water samples, which have yielded a treasure trove of new data about RNA viruses. It has also expanded ecological research possibilities and reshaped the understanding of how these small but s
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Experts lay emphasis on being watchful against Omicron amid surge in cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid Omicron cases tally in the country rising to 49, the experts, though terming the variations in RNA viruses as common, lay emphasis on being watchful against the variant.
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Stem cells can use same method as plants, insects to protect against virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found a vital mechanism, previously thought to have disappeared as mammals evolved, that helps protect mammalian stem cells from RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. The scientists suggest this could one day
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