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Top Virologist On Yoga's Role In Preventing Lifestyle Diseases
India has, in the past, tended to borrow solutions from the West and is finally being able to frame its own questions about health and seek to answer them one of India's top virologists, Dr Gagandeep Kang has said.
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Bird Flu Detected In Pigs, Virologists Concerned
H5N1 bird flu-infected poultry found on a small American non-commercial farm. Although the pigs appeared to be healthy, a nasal swab from one of them was found to contain H5N1.
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China Lab Mapped COVID-19 2 Weeks Before Beijing Acknowledged: Report
Recent documents obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services indicate that a Chinese virologist had isolated and mapped the structure of COVID-19 at least two weeks before Beijing officially acknowledged the virus.
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China's Top Virologist Warns Against Another COVID-Like Pandemic: ''Highly Likely''
In the study, Shi Zhengli and colleagues from the Wuhan Institute of Virology evaluated the human spillover risk of 40 coronavirus species.
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Viruses Hiding Out in Patients Hold Long Covid Answer
Tracking microbes through a malodorous network of sewer lines led virologist Marc Johnson to the source of unusual coronavirus mutants.
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Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins
Team of international researchers from the US and the UK have are working actively to develop portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products. Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness globally and are highly contagious, while mycotoxins are produced by fungi that can grow i...
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Google Celebrates Chickenpox Vaccine Inventor's Birthday With Doodle
Google is celebrating today the birthday of Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi who is known for playing a significant role in medical science.
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No Need To Panic, Says Virologist On New Recombinant Variants Of COVID-19
Days after clusters of recombinant Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus were reported from across the world, a leading virologist said there was no need to panic at the moment.
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Expert's Take On When Covid Can Be Said To Have Entered Endemic Stage In India
Unless India sees four weeks of low and stable numbers of COVID-19 cases with only minor fluctuations, the disease cannot be considered to be entering the endemic stage, noted virologist Dr T Jacob John said.
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On Covid Antibody Therapy, Top Virologist: "Unethical, Unscientific"
Top virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has called the prescription of monoclonal antibody therapy by the doctors in the private hospitals of the country for the treatment of Omicron variant of COVID-19 patients "unethical, immoral and unscientific".
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Covid Pandemic Can't Go On Forever, Will End Soon: US Virologist
As India achieved the milestone of cumulative vaccine coverage of 156 crores on the first anniversary of the vaccination drive that started on January 16, 2021, Dr Kutub Mahmoood, Virologist from US said vaccination is the strongest weapon.
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Opinion: Omicron And Delta Could Trigger New Super Variant, Warns Scientist
What happens when two nasty Covid-19 variants get together and share their most effective mutations? Omicron and delta have brought us closer to the answer, says Peter White, a virologist at the University of New South Wales who warns of the inevitab
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No Need To Panic Over C.1.2 Strain Found In South Africa, Says Virologist
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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"I Was Never Sick...": Only Foreign Scientist In Wuhan Lab Speaks Out
Danielle Anderson was working in what has become the world's most notorious laboratory just weeks before the first known cases of Covid-19 emerged in central China. Yet, the Australian virologist still wonders what she missed.
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New Covid Strain Detected By Pune Virologists, Not Found In Indian Cases
A new Covid variant that needs more antibodies to fight it and has more severe symptoms has been found by the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The variant - B.1.1.28.2 - was detected in samples from two travellers from Brazil but not from anyo
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Top Virologist On Yoga's Role In Preventing Lifestyle Diseases
India has, in the past, tended to borrow solutions from the West and is finally being able to frame its own questions about health and seek to answer them one of India's top virologists, Dr Gagandeep Kang has said.
-
Bird Flu Detected In Pigs, Virologists Concerned
H5N1 bird flu-infected poultry found on a small American non-commercial farm. Although the pigs appeared to be healthy, a nasal swab from one of them was found to contain H5N1.
-
China Lab Mapped COVID-19 2 Weeks Before Beijing Acknowledged: Report
Recent documents obtained from the US Department of Health and Human Services indicate that a Chinese virologist had isolated and mapped the structure of COVID-19 at least two weeks before Beijing officially acknowledged the virus.
-
China's Top Virologist Warns Against Another COVID-Like Pandemic: ''Highly Likely''
In the study, Shi Zhengli and colleagues from the Wuhan Institute of Virology evaluated the human spillover risk of 40 coronavirus species.
-
Viruses Hiding Out in Patients Hold Long Covid Answer
Tracking microbes through a malodorous network of sewer lines led virologist Marc Johnson to the source of unusual coronavirus mutants.
-
Scientists Are Developing Portable Technology to Test Foodborne Viruses Like Noroviruses, Mycotoxins
Team of international researchers from the US and the UK have are working actively to develop portable, rapid biosensors capable of detecting noroviruses and mycotoxins in foods and agricultural products. Noroviruses are the leading cause of foodborne illness globally and are highly contagious, while mycotoxins are produced by fungi that can grow i...
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Google Celebrates Chickenpox Vaccine Inventor's Birthday With Doodle
Google is celebrating today the birthday of Japanese virologist Dr Michiaki Takahashi who is known for playing a significant role in medical science.
-
No Need To Panic, Says Virologist On New Recombinant Variants Of COVID-19
Days after clusters of recombinant Delta and Omicron variants of coronavirus were reported from across the world, a leading virologist said there was no need to panic at the moment.
-
Expert's Take On When Covid Can Be Said To Have Entered Endemic Stage In India
Unless India sees four weeks of low and stable numbers of COVID-19 cases with only minor fluctuations, the disease cannot be considered to be entering the endemic stage, noted virologist Dr T Jacob John said.
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On Covid Antibody Therapy, Top Virologist: "Unethical, Unscientific"
Top virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has called the prescription of monoclonal antibody therapy by the doctors in the private hospitals of the country for the treatment of Omicron variant of COVID-19 patients "unethical, immoral and unscientific".
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Covid Pandemic Can't Go On Forever, Will End Soon: US Virologist
As India achieved the milestone of cumulative vaccine coverage of 156 crores on the first anniversary of the vaccination drive that started on January 16, 2021, Dr Kutub Mahmoood, Virologist from US said vaccination is the strongest weapon.
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Opinion: Omicron And Delta Could Trigger New Super Variant, Warns Scientist
What happens when two nasty Covid-19 variants get together and share their most effective mutations? Omicron and delta have brought us closer to the answer, says Peter White, a virologist at the University of New South Wales who warns of the inevitab
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No Need To Panic Over C.1.2 Strain Found In South Africa, Says Virologist
Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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"I Was Never Sick...": Only Foreign Scientist In Wuhan Lab Speaks Out
Danielle Anderson was working in what has become the world's most notorious laboratory just weeks before the first known cases of Covid-19 emerged in central China. Yet, the Australian virologist still wonders what she missed.
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New Covid Strain Detected By Pune Virologists, Not Found In Indian Cases
A new Covid variant that needs more antibodies to fight it and has more severe symptoms has been found by the National Institute of Virology in Pune. The variant - B.1.1.28.2 - was detected in samples from two travellers from Brazil but not from anyo
