May 15, 2020
Lying in bed on the night of 10 January, scrolling through news on his smartphone, Andrew Mesecar got an alert. He sat up. It was here. The complete genome of a coronavirus causing a cluster of pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan, China, had just been posted online.
The sprint to solve coronavirus protein structures — and disarm them with drugs
May 14, 2020
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and efforts to trace the origin of the novel coronavirus, experts say an international legal framework is needed for sharing biological samples and genetic data during pandemics.
Coronavirus pandemic exposes legal gaps for sharing virus samples
May 13, 2020
Niclosamide, a drug used to treat tapeworms, has been found to have strong antiviral effect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. But the drug itself has limited potential because its structure makes it difficult to dissolve and for patients to absorb.
Purdue-developed nanomaterial significantly enhances potential COVID-19 therapeutic
May 13, 2020
During an appearance on “Face the Nation,” Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said he believed it was safe for Americans to fly during the coronavirus epidemic and that a plane is as safe as any other space.
May 13, 2020
The startling animation reveals how droplets released by one coughing passenger ? and potentially containing virus ? can disperse to those seated nearby: An analysis of a 2003 flight with a passenger infected with SARS found the risk of infection was highest in the same row and up to three rows ahead, but two people seven rows away were also infected as well as two flight attendants.
A GIF About How A Virus Can Spread On A Plane Is Freaking Everyone Out
May 12, 2020
Bindley Bioscience Center in Purdue University’s Discovery Park has signed an agreement with Eyestem Research Private Limited, Bangalore, India, to develop cellular platforms for COVID-19 research.
Bindley Bioscience Center collaborates with Bangalore-based company on COVID-19 research
May 12, 2020
Purdue University's Bindley Bioscience Center is working with India-based Eyestem Research Private Ltd. to develop cellular platforms for COVID-19 research. Purdue says the agreement allows its investigators to use Eyestem’s cell culture system as part of its anti-COVID screening platform to research the characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
May 11, 2020
It could be a real-life “Contagion,” much like the movie.
A real life ‘Contagion’: Humans may be to blame for viruses jumping from animals to us
May 11, 2020
Just as the coronavirus pandemic caused an acute economic crisis for many industrial and marketing sectors, the air conditioner makers have been at the receiving end of the brunt and hardships. First, they faced slower than expected sales due to the lockdown. After that, there have been rumours spread on social media that project the ACs as the prime mode of the spread of the zoonotic disease.
‘Air Conditioners are Safe’ Campaign to be Run as Sales Suffer
May 11, 2020
Purdue University researchers have developed a technology that enables 3D superresolution imaging inside whole-cell or tissue specimens. The technology allows scientists to locate the positions of biomolecules inside whole cells and tissues with a precision down to a few nanometers.
Imaging Technology Allows Superresolution of Nanoscale Structures Inside Whole Cells
