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Lined on the inside with virus-binding molecules, nano-shells made of DNA material bind viruses tightly and thus render them harmless.
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Elena-Marie Willner / DietzLab / TUM
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To date, there are no effective antidotes against most virus infections. An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed a new approach: they engulf and neutralize viruses with nano-capsules tailored from genetic material using the DNA origami method. The strategy has already been tested against hepatitis and adeno-associated viruses in cell cultures. It may also prove successful against corona viruses.
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Higher Education Commission to replace UGC, AICTE from 2021: Official
Higher Education Commission to replace UGC, AICTE from 2021: Official
The Higher Education Commission will be set up next year, and will replace autonomous bodies like UGC and AICTE, said a high-level official.
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The Higher Education Commission will be set up by 2021, said a government official.
A top government official has confirmed that the Higher Education Commission, which is set to replace autonomous bodies like University Grants Commission (UGC) and AICTE, will be set up by the next academic year.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the recently approved education policy by the Union Cabinet, recommended setting up of the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) as a single overarching umbrella body for higher education, excluding medical and legal education.
“You will see some of the major changes in 2021 itself. If I could list out, for example, the common admission test for entrance to all central universities that is coming in 2021, the Academic Bank of Credit through which one can transfer credits from one university to another, that is also 2021,” Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare said at a virtual conference organised by FICCI.
Talking about regulatory changes planned for the next year, he said bodies like UGC, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) will get merged.
“And in the next academic session, we will be having one single Higher Education Commission of India,” he said.
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