Most infections were unrecognised. The Delta- variant thus causes frequent unrecognised breakthrough infections in adequately immunised sub...

The varied presence of the gene variant in India implies that it is ‘an at risk nation’ with ‘genetic protection’ limited to only certain r...

The Delta variant, B.1.617.2, is 50 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, B1.117, first discovered in the UK, say researchers...

Seropositive people are those who were infected at some point of time. So there are high chances of prevalence of antibodies in them.

The study which was piloted by CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi said of the 10,427 individuals, 1,058 (10.1...

"We have started a pilot project with SpiceHealth here at the airport to find out if we can generate the 'sequence' in less than 48 hours a...

Nine more Covid patients have been detected carrying the new and highly infectious strain of novel coronavirus from the UK, taking the tota...

Variations in gene sequences will keep happening as the virus spreads across the globe, says principal scientific adviser K VijayRaghavan. ...

Developed by CSIR-IGIB, the paper strip test has been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for a commercial launch.

Officially incorporated in July 2020, the company manufactures medical appliances and instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, t...

The Tata CRISPR test achieves accuracy levels of traditional RT-PCR tests with quicker turnaround time, less expensive equipment and better...

CSIR's Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institu...

A completely indigenous scientific invention, 'Feluda' has been designed for mitigating the ongoing Covid-19 situation and to cater to mass...

The license shall include transfer of the knowledge for scaling up the KNOWHOW in the form of a kit that can be deployed for COVID-19 testi...

A genome is a person’s complete set of DNA, including all genes with more than 3 billion DNA base pairs. Genome sequencing will lead to pre...

New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Hoping to use private pathology labs to reach out to people, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (C...

The pathogens on the currency notes can lead to several skin diseases, fungal infections, respiratory disorders and even tuberculosis.