coronavirus pandemic.Anika Chebrolu, an eighth grader from Texas’s Frisco, has developed a molecule that can bind to a certain protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and prevent it from functioning.
As per the 3M Challenge website, Anika Chebrolu’s invention uses in-silico methodology for drug discovery to find a lead molecule that can selectively bind to the spike protein of the deadly virus in an attempt to find a cure for the pandemic.3M is an American manufacturing firm based in Minnesota.The 14-year-old teenager decided to take part in the Young Scientist Challenge after she battled a severe influenza infection last year.