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Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...- Singapore reports nearly 60% surge in weekly new COVID-19 casesSingapore recorded a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. New infections jumped by over 58 percent in a week. Hospital admissions also saw a...
- In 1983, Kary Mullis imagined copying DNA while driving through California at night: the idea transformed modern genetics foreverWhile cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...
- U.S. Treasury to borrow $2 trillion in 2026 as national debt nears $39 trillion — is America quietly entering a dangerous fiscal crisis beyond Washington’s control?U.S. Treasury is set to borrow over $2 trillion in fiscal year 2026, a federal deficit exceeding 6% of GDP. The Office of Management and Bu...
- Study finds genotyping can detect Covid variants more rapidlyA recent study suggests that genotyping, a technique for analysing genetic differences, can detect new variants of SARS-CoV-2 almost a week...
- Do we take regular booster shots or not as Covid cases increase?Mock drills, like the ones planned, are useful to ensure that advisories are not disregarded as routine. The administration must seek advic...
- Govt directs all states to conduct genome sequencing of positive Covid cases to check for new variantIn a letter written to additional chief secretaries Principal secretaries and state health state secretaries, Union health secretary Rajesh...
- Parliamentary committee recommends govt appeals to nations to identify Covid origin, penalise culpritsThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, in its report titled 'Vaccine Development, Distribution Management and Mitigation of Pandem...
- Covid-19: Top scientist asks to increase the genome sequencing amidst rising casesWith an increase of 1,730 active COVID cases in a span of 24 hours - the Director of Tata Institute of Genetics and Society Dr. Rakesh Mish...
- UK virus hunting labs seeks to bolster global variant networkThe omicron variant now fueling a new wave of infection around the world shows the need for global cooperation, said Ewan Harrison, a senio...
- Insacog enhances genome sequencing in Delhi, Pune and BengaluruSo far, Insacog or the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium, has not found clear evidence on the severity of the symptoms, or the ability ...
- Delhi: Delta variant found in 95% samples sequenced at NCDCDelhi has sent 7,281 samples for genome sequencing to NCDC since the Covid-19 pandemic started. Genome sequencing data revealed the presenc...
- Over 16,000 COVID-19 samples sent for whole genome sequencing in July, August: CentreGenomic surveillance of SARS-COV-2 is crucial to determine incidence and prevalence of the variants of concern. "It is clarified that the n...
- COVID-19: Mumbai gets its first genome sequencing labThe lab was inaugurated virtually by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Another project- Spinraza therapy for spinal muscular atr...
- Rajasthan becomes 1st state to develop facility for Genome SequencingRajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that the facility of genome sequencing has been made available in the state to prevent the C...
- Private companies keen on Covid genome sequencing, but funding an issueSince sequencing the virus is slightly expensive, with each test costing around ₹6,000, funding has become a bottleneck.
- India will want to scale up genome sequencing: Sharon Peacock, Genomics UKThe British microbiologist’s comments come days after world leaders at the G7 Carbis Bay summit decided to scale up genome sequencing to 10...
- Two +ve tests at interval of 102 days with one -ve defined as SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: ICMR studyAccording to the study 'SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: development of an epidemiological definition from India' which has been published by Cambr...
- India's Feluda COVID-19 test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR, say scientistsNamed after Satyajit Ray's famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at Rs 500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to d...
- CSIR submits 53 genome sequences of coronavirus to global body; to share 450 more by May 15CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institu...
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