COVID-19: Scientists in Canada use algae to develop low-cost testing kits

Many countries are trying ir best to contribute to ongoing battle against coronavirus that has taken lakhs of lives across world. Scientists in Cana have w developed low-cost serological test kits for COVID-19 testing using algae. testing kit was reportedly developed by a team from University of Western Ontario who worked with Canian integrated energy company Suncor to deliver a cost-effective tool. 

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According to reports, kits will be available in market in a couple of months from w as algae are cheap to grow and can easily be engineered to produce viral proteins. "We are using microalgae that shows a lot of promise for t only producing protein needed but producing it with correct modifications to mimic how it's me in humans," Daniel Giguere from University of Western Ontario said in a statement.

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Coronavirus outbreak

virus outbreak that started in China's Wuhan city spre across continents in just one month forcing World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare it a pandemic. Health experts believe that coronavirus originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. According to data by worldometer, over 3.33 million people have been infected by disease globally, of which 2,35,000 have lost ir lives. 

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