New York: US scientists have repurposed genetic modification technology CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples in a move that could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics, particularly in the treatment of Covid-19. The technology involves customisable collections of proteins which are attached to a variant of Cas9, the protein at the heart … Read more
Since April, India has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections with the country seeing over 3 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 daily. Amid this massive surge, which has caused a visible strain on the healthcare system. The second wave is different and more worrying than the first. Reports in the media indicate that younger … Read more
A Neuberg Diagnostics testing laboratory. As the daily Covid-19 case load is hitting record high every other day, pathology laboratories are facing their toughest challenge to meet the soaring demand for the RT-PCR test to check for the infection. Amidst this, Diagnostic centres are working round the clock to improve the turn-around-time for reports, by adding … Read more
The SARS-COV-2 spike protein antibody test is aimed at determining the development of neutralising antibodies post vaccination, giving vaccinated people a reasonable understanding of the antibody build-up against the COVID-19 virus. Covid-19’s second wave has put India’s healthcare ecosystem under extreme strain. The diagnostics sector is also not untouched. People are queuing up for tests … Read more