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IISc-incubated startup Azooka Labs launches mWRAPR, India's first Indegeno
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): Azooka Labs, a startup incubated by the Society for Innovation and Development at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), launched mWRAPR, India's first indegenous Biological Transport and storage Medium for Research Use, focused on G
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COVID-19 variant Omicron in community transmission stage in India, no evid
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and it has also become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its weekly bulle
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Study finds socio-economic status of kids may impact microorganisms in dig
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): A new study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute has found that a family's socio-economic status (SES) might influence their children's composition of the gut microbiome.
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Study reveals association between meditation, immune system changes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): A large-scale genomic study recently revealed robust activation of the immune system is associated with advanced meditation.
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Cases of Omicron variant rise to 55 in Israel
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Saturday reported 20 new cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, raising the total Omicron cases in the country to 55, according to the Israeli Health Ministry.
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Pakistan's Sindh province suspects presence of Omicron variant, 'genomic c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): The provincial Sindh health department in Pakistan and the Aga Khan University Hospital officials on Thursday announced the detection of a 'strongly-suspected' case of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Karachi through variant testing and now they are waiti
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Spread of Omicron avoidable if precautions taken, says senior scientist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): A possible third wave of pandemic triggered by Omicron, the new variant of COVID-19, can be avoided if necessary precautions are taken, a senior scientist said on Friday and noted that the country also has the advantage of a large section of population
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Large population in India has 'hybrid immunity,' favourable factor against
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): A large section of India's population has "hybrid immunity" against COVID-19 and the "strong" resistance it entails is a positive factor in view of emergence of Omicron variant of the virus, a senior scientist has said.
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INSACOG calls for COVID vaccine booster dose to those at-risk, above 40 ye
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) has called for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for those who are above 40 years of age and at-risk people, informed an official statement issued by INSACOG on Monday.
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Kerala: Travellers from 'Omicron' risk countries will have to undergo 14 d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 29 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday said the travellers from the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' risk countries will have to undergo for fourteen days quarantine.
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Important to be alarmed, no need to panic: Expert on COVID 'Omicron' varia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nadia (West Bengal) [India], November 28 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new coronavirus Variant of Concern 'Omicron', an expert of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics said it is important to be alarmed and informed about the variant but there is no need to panic.
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COVID 'Omicron' variant: Centre advises States, UTs to enhance genomic sur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Following the emergence of the new COVID variant of concern 'Omicron', the Centre on Sunday advised States/UTs and nodal agencies to keep a strict vigil at airports and ports and focus on enhancing genomic surveillance of incoming passengers from "at-ris
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