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Meerut: How does the novel coronavirus thrive in a host’s body? A new study led by an Indian-origin scientist, published in ‘Nature Communications’, has solved one more piece of the puzzle. They have discovered that magnesium, calcium and manganese ions in the body form “a bridge” that helps the virus enter a cell undetected. The findings could pave the way for antiviral drugs that counter the virus. “Last year, my team and I discovered the mechanism by which the SARS-CoV-2 modifies its messenger RNA (or mRNA) and evades immune system resistance,” said Dr Yogesh Gupta, 42, from the University of Texas Health Science Center, originally from Jasrana in Firozabad. “Now, we have discovered that different metal ions help a process called RNA capping to ensure undetected growth in a host’s body. This is an important breakthrough in our understanding of the mutating virus.”

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