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Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 4, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Day: October 23, 2020

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Cannot emphatically say India has passed the COVID-19 peak

In a conversation, Dr. Gautam Menon, Professor of Physics and Biology at Ashoka University and co-author of COVID-19 modelling studies,

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Coronavirus: Two rapid tests developed by Indian labs show why funding for R&D should increase

While the low sensitivity of rapid antigen tests arises from not isolating the viral RNA from the swab samples and amplification of the DNA before detection, the two indigenously developed tests follow these two vital steps, the reason why the sensitivity and specificity are far superior than that of the rapid antigen tests.

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