Stem cell lung organoids showing infections

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Study Reveals Lab Developed Lungs Damaged When Infected with SARS-CoV-2

Scientists from South-Korea and United-Kingdom developed lungs from the stem cells and infected them with SARS-CoV-2 to study its impact. It was found in both the studies that the virus damages the alveoli air-sacs containing oxygen and carbon-di-oxide, which causes pneumonia and respiratory problems leading to fatality in major cases. Initially, the cells produced protein as warning signals to neighbouring cells and showed resistance, after… read-more

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 - 05:19 PM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, SARs-CoV-2 virus, uk scientists, South Korea, Stem cells

Courtesy: Indian Express