Covid: CCMB flags need for extensive genome sequencing
In a recent study, scientists from the CCMB presented their analysis of over 5,000 variants of the virus detected through genome sequencing in India over the last one year.
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HYDERABAD: Amid the worrying news of the rise in Covid-19 cases in certain States, Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has flagged the low number of genome sequencing of the novel Coronavirus in the country and highlighted the need for taking up extensive genomic surveillance to keep dangerous variants of the virus at bay.
The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) said there is emerging evidence that coronavirus variant N440K is spreading a lot more in southern states in the country.
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