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Reverse vaccinology

April 25 , 2020 1548 days 1273 0
  • The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has developed a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 through reverse vaccinology.
  • Using ‘reverse vaccinology’, vaccinations were developed for meningococcal and staphylococcal infections all through the world.
  • In the first phase, the university has developed a synthetic polypeptide that could bind the viral genome, and is all set to move to the next phase of research. 
  • The university is yet to name the polypeptide.
  • Its Vice-Chancellor is Sudha Seshayyan.

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