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Thiomargarita magnifica
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that is big enough to be seen through the naked eye. It has been named Thiomargarita magnifica and is said to be the size of a fly. Overview: This huge string-like bacterium can grow up to 2 cm in length, about the size of a fly, and is native to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: bacterium • DNA • Eukaryotes • Genome Sequencing • prokaryotes • single-celled organisms • Thiomargarita magnifica
SPOT (Scalable and Portable Testing)-New COVID-19 Saliva Test invented using RT-LAMP Technology
The US scientists has invented a new COVID-19 Saliva Testing method called SPOT. SPOT is Scalable and Portable Testing. About SPOT SPOT was invented by a research team from the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. The SPOT gives COVID-19 test results in thirty minutes. The cost of the device is 78 USD. Apart from these ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 test • DNA • RT-PCR • SPOT
Brazil: Sputnik V vaccine supply had live cold virus
The Health Regulator of Brazil recently announced that the Sputnik V vaccines of Russia carried live cold virus. It has thus raised questions about the integrity of the manufacturing process of the virus. This issue has come up due to the Adeno Virus vector. The Adeno Virus Vector Vector means the carrier of the virus. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: adeno virus • adenovirus • Brazil • COVID-19 • DNA • Immune system • SPUTNIK V
What is Cycle threshold (Ct) Value in a RT-PCR Test?
The Ct Value in a RT-PCR test is cycle Threshold value. This value determines if a patient is COVID-19 positive or not. Why is it in news? The State Government of Maharashtra recently asked the Indian Council of Medical Research if it was advisable to treat a person as COVID-19 negative if his Ct value ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Cycle Threshold • DNA • ICMR • Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) • Maharashtra • National Centre for Disease Control • RNA
Plant-Insect Gene Transfer reported for the first time
The Chinese scientists have recently identified the transfer of genes from plants to insects. Usually transfer of genes happen among the same family. For instance, the genes of a human parent get transferred to his or her child. However, this is not the case in the recent discovery. Here the insect called whiteflies has incorporated ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Agricultural pest insects • Cotton • DNA • Gene Technology • whiteflies
Mitochondrial DNA based COVID-19 test
The United States scientists have developed a new rapid COVID-19 test to measure mitochondrial DNA in the blood sample of the COVID-19 patients. The test will be highly helpful to identify people at the highest risk of the virus. About the test The mitochondrial DNA is a unique type of genetic material that normally resides ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • COVID-19 test • COVID-19 testing • DNA • Mitochondria