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Reference: https://www.firstpost.com/india/explainer-what-is-genome-sequencing-and-surveillance-why-is-it-important-9699531.html Genomic surveillance allows researchers to examine the genome sequence of the viral strains infecting the population. What is meant by viral genome and mutations? The genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is composed of Ribonucleic Acid or RNA, a single strand of 30,000 units (called bases) that make up all its genes. As the …

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Reference: https://nationalpost.com/news/no-more-than-seven-percent-of-our-genome-is-uniquely-human-study The new findings accentuate just how often the different species interacted with each other and the impact those relationships had over the course of human history The human species may be the only one of its kind in the world, but a new study has found that our genome may not be as …

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Reference: https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/human-genome-sequencing-dna-life-science-medicine-1833605-2021-07-28 Scientists deciphered the complete human genome twenty years after the first draft was released in 2001. Now they have uncovered over 100 new genes. In February 2001, when researchers released the first set of the human genome sequence, it was a seismic event in the history of life sciences. However, it was not …

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Reference: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210809/Computational-study-identifies-key-areas-of-the-SARS-CoV-2-genome-prone-to-mutation.aspx By retrieving 329,942 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) records from the GISAID database, researchers from a software company in Cambridge described genetic variability of SARS-CoV-2 in order to inform further studies. Their findings are currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server while it undergoes peer review. Over a year and a …

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Reference: https://www.businesstoday.in/coronavirus/story/zydus-cadilas-covid-19-vaccine-likely-to-get-approval-this-week-303664-2021-08-09 Zydus Cadila had on July 1 announced that it had applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) of its ZyCoV-D three-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is likely to approve the COVID-19 vaccine of Zydus Cadila this week, making it the sixth vaccine to be approved in India. Zydus Cadila …

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