CCMB Current Affairs, GK & News
COVID-19 culture for vaccine development and drug testing
The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology cultured COVID-19 from the patients infected with the virus. Highlights The virologists at CCMB will isolate infectious virus from the patients. The isolated virus will be used for vaccine development and drug testing. Significance Virus Culture is important for development of antibodies. The inactivated virus when injected into ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: CCMB • Chronic Respiratory Disease • COVID-19 • COVID-19 testing • DRDO • Virus
CCMB: Only centre pooling COVID-19 samples, To Culture virus in human lung cell
In India, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad is the only centre to pool samples of COVID-19 in the country. The CCMB has now collaborated with Bengaluru based private company to take up a research activity. Highlights The collaboration is to grow COVID-19 virus in human cell lines. This will enable in-vitro ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: CCMB • Chronic Respiratory Disease • COVID-19 • COVID-19 testing • COVID-19 vaccine • pooling of Covid-19
India begins working on Genome Sequencing of COVID-19
The CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology), CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) and IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology) are working on genome sequencing of COVID-19. Highlights The Genome Sequencing is being done to understand the evolution of the virus. This will help to learn about the future aspects. The blood ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CCMB • Classification of Diseases • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) • COVID-19 • CSIR-CCMB • CSIR-IGIB • DNA sequencing • Genome Sequencing
What is IndiGen Genome project?
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has conducted a Whole Genome Sequencing of around 1,008 Indians from different populations across country in order to generate data on genetic diseases and to know risk of genetic diseases in future generations. The project is called as IndiGen Genome project. Highlights of IndiGen Genome project In ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: CCMB • CSIR • CSIR-IGIB • Genome Sequencing • IndiGen Genome project
Scientists sequence Asiatic lion’s Genome for the first time
The scientists from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, for the first time sequenced the entire genome of Asiatic lion. Key Highlights of Study The population of Asiatic lion, an endangered species is very low. At present only 523 animals are found in the Gir forests in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: African Cheetah • Asiatic lions • CCMB • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology • CITES • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research • CSIR • Genome Sequencing • Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary • Gujarat • Indian Lion • IUCN Red List Status • Panthera Leo Persica • Royal Bengal tiger • Wildlife Protection Act 1972