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The scientists next plan to work with chemists and pharmacologists to design a new drug that could bind to the spike protein. (Representational Image: AP)

Scientists discover new vulnerability that helps coronavirus to enter...

The spike protein of the coronavirus contains its binding site, which adheres to host cells and enables it to enter and...

12 Aug 2020 1:37 PM IST

A globe showing Europe, Africa and Asia is pictured on an illustration representation of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Paris. (AFP)

SARS Cov-2 original strain slowly disappearing

As it travelled round the world the virus has mutated into several different strains

10 Aug 2020 11:25 PM IST

Farmers transplant paddy saplings in a field during rain, in Kochi. (PTI)

India Meteorological Department to use AI in weather forecasting

Officials say this can help improve 3-6 hours prediction of extreme weather events, especially for issuing nowcasts

2 Aug 2020 2:35 PM IST

Residents practice social distancing as they line up in the early morning for free COVID-19 coronavirus test kits handed out at a government clinic in the Kowloon-side Sham Shui Po district of Hong Kong. (AFP)

Does physical distancing help? Study says it prevented 1.5 mn...

Countries with nation-wide social distancing policies had significantly reduced community mobility than those without...

31 July 2020 1:53 PM IST

Researchers say the behavioural habits of young children, and the close quarters they occupy in school and daycare settings raise concern for amplified transmission of the virus as public health restrictions are eased. (Representational Image: AFP)

Study finds young children could spread COVID-19 as much as older...

Children younger than five years have much higher levels of the novel coronavirus genetic material in their nose

31 July 2020 11:49 AM IST

A woman staffer near an intensive care unit dedicated to coronavirus patients at Gandhi General Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday. (S. Surender Reddy)

Hyderabad male nurse develops COVID-19 a second time. Is that even...

And this is the second such instance reported in the city

27 July 2020 10:02 AM IST

This study analysed mutation patterns within the vast non-coding regions of human DNA that control how and when genes are activated.

Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to...

This discovery may have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

26 July 2020 3:42 PM IST

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England. (Photo released by the University of Oxford via AP)

Five takeaways from Monday-'s data on experimental coronavirus...

Oxford University and AstraZeneca announced their vaccine-'s success in inducing immune responses in volunteers without...

21 July 2020 1:15 PM IST

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Atishi who recently recovered from COVID-19, donates plasma at the Plasma Bank in ILBS Hospital, during Unlock 2.0, in New Delhi. PTI Photo

Does plasma therapy really help COVID-19 patients?

Experts weigh in whether convalescent plasma therapy is as dependable in fighting COVID-19 as celeb tweets claim

20 July 2020 6:17 PM IST

Image courtesy: NASA

See Comet Neowise this week, or wait 6800 years

Astronomers have calculated that the next time the comet makes its visit to the solar system will be 6,800 years later

19 July 2020 9:45 AM IST

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DCGI okays trial of skin care drug for COVID-19

Biocon, a domestic biopharmaceutical company, has been manufacturing and marketing the drug.

11 July 2020 6:45 PM IST

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Beware: Coronavirus-dengue combination will be fatal for Indians....

Virologist Shahid Jameel estimated that India gets about 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases of dengue each year.

11 July 2020 1:37 PM IST