Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they used CRISPR and light to cut DNA rapidly and with more precision. Their modified CRISPR Cas9 enzyme had cut more than 50 per cent of its targets within 30 seconds of shining the light on the cells.
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It is possible to disinfect areas by killing the coronavirus with a personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light. But since this approach requires UV radiation sources that emit sufficiently high doses of UV light, there is no good material choice for a UV-transparent conductor material as yet.
Researchers who have investigated how the herpes simplex virus circumvents the immune system to affect the brain believe their findings can be used to develop drugs and vaccines to battle viruses like SARS-CoV2.
Searching for your symptoms online and taking action accordingly may not be a very wise move. The reason: Online symptom checkers are only accurate about a third of the time, says new research.
Over 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be cancelled or postponed this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic., leading to patients facing a lengthy wait for their health issues to be resolved.
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic tool that can predict whether someone is likely to have COVID-19 based on their symptoms.
As we all sincerely hope that the impact of this pandemic will weaken over the coming weeks, and that the subsequent economic fallout will not cripple us, here are 10 lessons we can learn from this pandemic.
You were probably among the thousands who searched online to potentially buy drugs like chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, recently touted as unproven cures for COVID-19 by some high-profile politicians and influencers. Was it a wise decision?
By when do you see countries using COVID-19 vaccines?
Even as most people acknowledge that self- and imposed-quarantines are necessary steps to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, some researchers argue that it thwarts the natural human impulse to huddle together in times of danger.