Monthly Archives: August 2020
Vitamin B12 May Inhibit RNA-Dependent-RNA Polymerase Activity of nsp12 from the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
- August 21, 2020
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SARS‐CoV‐2 is the causative agent for the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, and this virus belongs to the Coronaviridae family. Like other members of this family, the virus possesses a positive‐sense single‐stranded RNA genome. The genome encodes for the nsp12 protein, which houses the RNA‐dependent‐RNA polymerase (RdRP) activity responsible for the replication of the viral genome. A […]
Read moreDefeating the devil in the waste: Remediation of infectious Covid-19 waste
- August 6, 2020
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Pictures of Covid-19 waste floating in the sea and rivers, scattered waste outside the garbage bins and stray animals carrying mask in their mouths are in circulation on social media. Low-income countries with weak health systems, crowded megacities and large populations of impoverished people are facing huge challenge to dispose Covid-19 biomedical waste generated every […]
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