GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: European Commission signs contract for the supply of a monoclonal antibody treatment. 18 Member States have signed up to the joint procurement for the purchase of up to 220,000 treatments. What are Monoclonal antibodies? They are artificially created antibodies that aim to aid the …
Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. 6. Examine the scope of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in India. Also, write about its potential in treating other diseases apart from Covid-19. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Indian Express Why the question: In an observational study, …
Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Monoclonal antibodies: Context: An experimental monoclonal antibody cocktail, REGEN-COV2, has been found to be a life-saving treatment for some of the most severely affected Covid-19 patients, results of a clinical trial in the UK have shown. …
