A new RT-PCR kit with a novel gene has been established by an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Detecting Covid 19 through different mutant strains is easier with this package.
Highlights
The new kit is based on multiplex Taqman chemistry, amplifying all three genes in a single reaction.
The amplification time for the assay is 45 minutes, apart from the time required for the RNA isolation from nasopharyngeal swab samples.
New Delhi: Amid the second wave of coronavirus in India, the Centre has come up with a new RT-PCR kit to strengthen the country s fight against COVID-19.
The new multiplex RT-PCR kit will help in detecting SARS-CoV-2 mutations and is developed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an Institute of National Importance (INI) under the Department of Science and Technology (Government of India).
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New Delhi: The Centre has said that the new multiplex RT-PCR kit would further strengthen the COVID testing process and help India in its fight against COVID-19 amid the second wave of coronavirus in India.
The kit will help in detecting SARS-CoV-2 mutations and is developed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an Institute of National Importance (INI) under the Department of Science and Technology (Government of India).
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