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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. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
CSIR-CCMB Genetic study on people in Lakshadweep Islands: Key Findings
The genetic studies were undertaken on the people of the Lakshadweep archipelago by the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). The findings of the study are: Majority of human ancestry in Lakshadweep was largely derived from South Asia with ..