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Novel coronavirus – Insights by Prof. Arindam Mondal

Novel coronavirus – Insights by Prof. Arindam Mondal

COVID-19 infections in India are nearing 15000 cases while claiming more than 100000 lives globally. Coronaviruses are a virus family causing various diseases, ranging from common cold to those like SARS and MERS which can have a high fatality rate. The novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic is a new strain and has been named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 abbreviated as 19-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Arindam Mondal, Assistant Professor at IIT Kharagpur’s School of Bioscience speaks with The Kgp Chronicle regarding frequently asked questions about novel coronavirus. Dr. Mondal leads the Molecular Virology Laboratory in the School of…
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Secrets from Deccan Traps

Secrets from Deccan Traps

Times of India      Kolkata(p1), Kolkata(p4),   Delhi,   Mumbai,   Hyderabad,   Bangalore,  Chennai,   Chandigarh,  Goa,   Lucknow,  Pune,   Jaipur,   Bhopal    IndiaTimes    The Week    Business Standard    TimesNow    The Sentinel Assam     NewsTrack   The Weather Channel     Eastern Mirror   India.com In 1993 filmmaker Steven Spielberg told us an exciting story of the dinosaurs and their creation from the blood of mosquitoes in the Jurassic era carrying dinosaur DNA. The DNA was so critical to the story that we saw John Hammond, a lead character, carry it in his walking stick all through the movie. That was few drops of blood and now researchers have found an…
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