How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever

Genome sequencing has potential to diagnose rare genetic disorders, inform personalised medicine, and monitor the ever-increasing threat of drug …

What is Omisure, India’s first RT-PCR kit that identifies omicron in under 4 hours

This kit can identify omicron by targeting two regions of the spike gene, which bears heavy mutations  

Omicron threat: India’s COVID-19 genome sequencing a measly 0.2%

Maharashtra and Kerala — with the highest active caseload in the country — account for the highest number of genome samples …

COVID-19 update: Deltacron & omicron subvariant — 2 looming threats?

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the United States, countries in Europe and Southeast Asia

COVID-19 update: Why did UK call BA.2 a ‘variant under investigation’?

At least 40 countries have detected this omicron sub-lineage since November 17, 2021    

In-depth: What ails India’s coronavirus genome sequencing system

The country sequenced only 0.2% samples till date, one of the lowest in the world

Genomic sequencing: Here’s how researchers identify omicron and other COVID-19 variants

When an organism replicates, it makes a copy of its entire genome to pass on to its offspring. Sometimes errors in the copying process can lead …

COVID-19: INSACOG shares genome sequencing data after a gap of 3 months 

India sequenced 89,860 samples between January and April, according to the latest bulletin. The total is now 240,570 sequenced samples  

COVID-19: How worried should we be about the new AY.4.2 lineage of the coronavirus?

There are now 75 AY lineages identified, each with different additional defining mutations in their genome. AY.4 has accounted for 63% of …

Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes, use big data to unlock genetic secrets

If researchers wanted to understand humanity in all its diversity, it would take sequencing thousands or millions of complete genomes. Now, a …

COVID-19: India should test, sequence in a smart, integrated manner to make a difference, say experts

The WHO had warned of declining testing rates across the globe last month, especially in developing countries

Human and pig genes match

Two genomic studies claim to provide crucial data for improving pig stock and biomedical research

Dismal figures: ‘India sequenced less than 1% of total COVID-19 samples in nearly 3 months’

Lack of funds, difficulty in getting samples among reasons for poor numbers

Scientists make DNA barcode of malaria parasite

It can help prevent spread of drug-resistant malaria from one region to another