Rare comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE to be visible in Indian skies starting tomorrowThe newly-discovered comet named C/2020 F3 NEOWISE will be visible in the Indian skies, maybe as early as from July 14, according to media reports.- Aptamer-based assay developed for coronavirus detectionResearchers from the Faridabad-based Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) have developed an Aptamer-linked immobilised sorbent assay (ALISA) based detection assay for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) using DNA aptamers.
- China's CanSino in talks for COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial overseasChinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.
- Exhaled breath of COVID-19 patients can contain novel coronavirus, study findsA study published in Nature had earlier found airborne coronavirus in a patient’s breath.