Scientists disentangle the cycle that makes virus irresistible Kumar Jeetendra | January 9, 2021 Researchers have for the first time identified how viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus’package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells. The findings, published today (Friday, 8 January) in the journal PLOS Pathogens by a team from the Universities of Leeds and York, open up the possibility that medication or …
Study offers a non-obtrusive avenue for monitoring buildings for COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | April 14, 2021 A study done in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated reveals that the virus’s RNA – part of the genetic material inside a virus – can persist up to a month in dust. The study did not evaluate whether dust may transmit the virus to people. It could, however, offer another option for monitoring COVID-19 …
