About CRISPR Cas-9 CRISPR-Cas9 was adapted from a naturally occurring genome editing system in bacteria. The bacteria capture snippets of DNA from invading viruses and use them to create DNA segments known as CRISPR arrays. The CRISPR arrays allow the …
What’s in the news? Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan recently said that the ministry will soon roll out the FELUDA paper strip test for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. About the test The test has been developed by CSIR Institute of Genomics and …
Why in News? Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. About their discovery The Hepatitis C virus …
Why in News? The World Health Organization endorsed a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and other epidemics. Covid and traditional medicine COVID-19 has raised the issue of using traditional medicines to battle contemporary …
Why in News? A potential COVID-19 vaccine ought to confer at least 50% protection and be able to either prevent infection or disease — but not necessarily both — according to draft guidelines issued by the Central Drugs and Standards …
What’s in the news? Nearly three in four COVID patients have comorbidities and the proportion of those with diabetes and hypertension — the most common of secondary ailments — has fallen since July, an analysis of data on trends in …
What’s in the news? ‘World Bamboo Day’ was celebrated recently (September 18). 25 experts from 11 countries met digitally to discuss the productive uses of bamboo. Uses of Bamboo Bamboo shoots are emerging as high-value and safe edibles and growing …
Why in News? A recent serological survey done by the Delhi government for patients in Delhi revealed that seventy-nine of 257 people who had COVID-19, recovered, and later tested for antibodies against the virus, did not have the antibodies. Findings …
What’s in the news? Studies have found why older people and people with underlying conditions at particular risk have severe Covid-19. Findings of the study While these risk groups produce greater quantities of the immune cell known as ‘T-helper cells’, …
About the mission Demo-2 Demo-2 is a crewed mission to send NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS). It was executed by SpaceX, an American private space company, in association with NASA. The Crew …