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COVID not over yet, important to be alert: Union Health Minister Mansukh M
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya today said it is 'important to be alert' and follow COVID appropriate behaviour.
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Amid rising COVID cases, top scientist calls for ramping up genome sequenc
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): As India reported its biggest jump in three months on Monday - an increase of 1,730 active COVID cases in a span of 24 hours - the Director of Tata Institute of Genetics and Society (TIGS) Dr Rakesh Mishra called for increasing genome sequencing, despite the
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Mask 'not mandatory', says Maharashtra Health Minister amid surge in COVID
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): Clarifying the state's stance on the letter sent by the Centre to five states to closely monitor emerging clusters of COVID-19 cases and maintain an adequate number of tests, and send samples from infected individuals for genome sequencing, Maharas
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Centre asks 5 states to monitor clusters of COVID-19 cases, follow five-fo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the officials of five states including Kerala, Karanataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu to closely monitor emerging clusters of COVID-19 cases and maintain an adequate number of te
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DNA provides unique insights of moa and climate change: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dunedin (Otago) [New Zealand], May 11 (ANI): According to a study at the University of Otago, ancient Moa DNA has provided insights into how species respond to climate change.
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Datar cancer genetics announces foray into the United States with a $250m
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI/PR Newswire): Datar Cancer Genetics ("Datar"), a world-leading cancer research corporation today announced a $250 million contract with Artemis DNA, a leading USA-based diagnostic laboratory company that provides proprietary Next Generation Sequencing
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Study finds gut microbiota may change response to cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): According to Brigham and Women's Hospital, sequencing technology has recently shown that the gut microbiome may also play a role in cancer treatment along with its other benefits.
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Research: Gut microbiome can alter cancer therapy response
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): Sequencing technology has recently shown that the gut microbiome can also play a role in the treatment of cancer along with the other benefits that it has.
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Health Minister Mandaviya directs officials to maintain high alertness, co
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Amid rising COVID cases in South East Asia and European countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday and directed officials to maintain a high level of alertness and surveillance, and carry out genomic sequenc
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Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils new Genetic Analyzer to bring Advanced Ca
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7 (ANI/PNN): Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced its latest generation of SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzer to enable customers' cutting-edge research in areas such as gene editing and infectious disease.
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IIT Jodhpur researchers identify COVID-19 RNA variations, their implicatio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): A multi-institutional team led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur used state-of-the-art genomic sequencing methods to identify variations in the Ribonucleic acid (RNA) of the COVID-19 virus.
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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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