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Is Atmanirbhar Bharat Holding Up Indias Genome Sequencing Program? Indias newly launched programme to widely and rapidly sequence genomes of the novel coronavirus has already run into major hurdles. Illustration: ColiN00B/pixabay Bengaluru: Rakesh Mishra, the director of Hyderabad’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), is frustrated. CCMB has been sequencing SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes since the COVID-19 pandemic began – initially as part of its own research program and since D...

Qu welcomes new Franco-German initiative in session with Macron, Merkel 12 January 2021, Paris/Rome - Emphasizing the interconnectedness of environmental, animal and human health, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu reiterated FAOs commitment to continue supporting the mainstreaming of biodiversity across agriculture and food sectors also by the Hand in Hand Initiative. "The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the close links between human, animal and environmental health, in a context of increased hu...

Date Time Climate Change and Coffee: Combatting Coffee Rust through Nuclear Techniques The coffee industry generates approximately US$ 100 billion per year. But with climate change and the changing weather patterns that come with it, the conditions that were once suitable for coffee plants are deteriorating in many traditional growing areas; in addition, incidence of coffee leaf rust ꟷ a disease that kills coffee trees ꟷ is on the rise. The IAEA, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture...