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Pangolin identified as the host of Corona Virus in China
On February 7, 2020, the most trafficked mammal of Asia, Pangolin was identified as the host of the virus by the researchers of China. According to them, the outbreak that killed around 636 people in China has started from a market in Wuhan city through Pangolin. Highlights The Genome sequence of the corona virus separated ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: CITES • Corona virus • Diseases • Genome Sequencing • IUCN • Pangolin
Cure for Corona Virus: AYUSH recommends Unani Medicines
The World Health Organization recently increased the spreading risk of Corona Virus from medium to high. With the virus spreading to different parts of the world like Japan, US, UK, Sri Lanka, Germany, India has found its cure! Highlights A Siddha Doctor from Tamil Nadu has claimed to have formulated a herbal medicine to cure ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • Diseases • Genome Sequencing • Health • Health Sector • Virus
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
CCMB unveils new Next Gen Sequencing facility
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, inaugurated Next Generation Sequencing (NSG) facility at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), a CSIR lab in Hyderabad, Telangana. About Next Generation Sequencing (NSG) Facility It would include technology for high genome sequencing and also diagnostic sequencing of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology • genetic disorders • Genome Sequencing • Hyderabad • Next Generation Sequencing (NSG) Facility
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