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Study finds newer variants of SARS-CoV-2 can infect mice, unlike original
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): A team of biology researchers has found that some of the newer variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 can infect the respiratory tract of wild mice, unlike the original strain that emerged from China.
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ANT LAB secures Multi-Million Dollar Contract for Automotive Ceramic Coati
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): ADVANCED NANOTECH LAB has announced private label manufacturing of 9H Ceramic Coating, 10H Ceramic Coating, and a few hybrid variants for one of the largest automotive lubricant manufacturers in Asia.
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COVID- Beijing battles both Delta, Omicron ahead of next month's Winter Ol
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Beijing battles with epidemic ahead of the scheduled next month's Winter Olympics as four COVID-19 infections, with both the Delta and Omicron variants, were detected recently.
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India emerged as 'global pharmacy' as world continues to reel under COVID
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): While the world is still reeling under the Wuhan virus, India emerged as a 'saviour' by providing medicines globally across the continent, amply describing the epithet - the pharmacy of the world.
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Omicron spreading rapidly, stay alert, avoid panic: PM Modi on COVID-19 si
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly as compared to other variants adding that there is a need to stay alert but also ensure that panic is not created.
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Hyderabad based BioGenex develops Direct RT-PCR Kit which detects all vari
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. has developed a RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, which detects COVID 19 caused by SARS COV 2 variants including "OMICRON" plus other variants.
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Covaxin can neutralise Delta, Omicron variants of coronavirus: Bharat Biot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Wednesday claimed that its COVID vaccine Covaxin can neutralise both Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 new variant, inflation to derail global economic recovery in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [United States], January 12 (ANI): Global economic growth will drop sharply from 5.5 per cent in 2021 to 4.1 per cent in 2022 and dip further to 3.2 per cent in 2023 due to fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and a rise in inflation, debt and income inequality, the World Bank sai
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Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justif
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), January 10 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, the top most medical authority in defence forces has come out with a policy on testing and quarantine in services which says that the infection caused Omicron variant of coronavirus is less pathogenic t
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Neuroprotective mechanism altered by Alzheimer's disease risk genes: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): The brain has a natural protective mechanism against Alzheimer's disease, and researchers have discovered that gene variants associated with the risk of developing the disease disturb the protective mechanism in ways that can lead to neurodegeneration.
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Study on feasibility of mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses to be available by F
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The effectiveness of heterologous vaccine doses against new COVID-19 variants is likely to come in six weeks after the trial in the Christian Medical College, Vellore, said top virologist, Dr Gagandeep Kang, on Friday.
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We have to learn to live with COVID-19, India better prepared to deal with
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Noting that people will have to learn to live with COVID-19 due to the possibility of the emergence of new virus variants, India's leading virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has said that the country is better prepared to deal with coronavirus amid a rise in cas
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