The west coast of India harbours a rich diversity of various ethno-linguistic human population groups. The Roman Catholic is one such distinct group, whose origin is much debated. Some historians and anthropologists relate them to ancient group of Gaud Saraswat. Others believe they are members of the Jews Lost Tribes in the first century migration… Continue reading Genetic history of the Roman Catholic populations of West Coast India
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LaCONES-CCMB releases guidelines for COVID-19 testing in zoo animals
Hyderabad, 21st June, 2021: COVID-19 has been reported in zoo animals in India in the last month. The Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES) of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad is one of the four designated centres for testing animal samples for possible coronavirus infection. With support from Central Zoo… Continue reading LaCONES-CCMB releases guidelines for COVID-19 testing in zoo animals
Consortium of four Indian cities funded for enhanced coronavirus genome surveillance
Hyderabad, 10th Jun, 2021: A consortium of four city clusters – Bangalore, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune – has been established to upscale SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomic surveillance, complementing national efforts led by INSACOG. The consortium is established with generous support and seed funding from Rockefeller Foundation. The new effort will track the emergence of viral… Continue reading Consortium of four Indian cities funded for enhanced coronavirus genome surveillance
Meril manufactures commercial kits for CCMB’s Dry Swab Direct RT-PCR tests
Hyderabad, 2nd Jun, 2021: A simple and fast method of Dry Swab-based Direct RT-PCR has been developed by CSIR’s constituent lab Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad. It has been approved by ICMR based on their independent validation. This method is a simple variation of the existing gold standard RT-PCR method and can… Continue reading Meril manufactures commercial kits for CCMB’s Dry Swab Direct RT-PCR tests
Blood parameters alter when people change their altitude: Evidence from the study on Tibetans
Hyderabad, 20th May, 2021: Tibetans are one of the oldest high-altitude inhabitants in the world. There are known genetic and physiological factors that help them endure low-oxygen conditions. However, their population have now moved to low-altitude regions such as in the state of Karnataka. Dr Thangaraj and his team at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and… Continue reading Blood parameters alter when people change their altitude: Evidence from the study on Tibetans
Vice President of India visits CCMB
The Hon’ble Vice President of India, Mr Venkaiah Naidu visited the CSIR – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad on Jan 27, 2020. He interacted with the senior scientists and the young PhD students as he visited the different facilities at the Centre. During the visit, he also released the Societal Impact Assessment… Continue reading Vice President of India visits CCMB
Lyse – Fill with DNA – Reseal: New method to make genetic alterations in malaria parasite
WHO estimates 3.4 billion people across 92 countries in the world to be at risk of being infected with Plasmodium parasites and suffering from malaria. A statistic as alarming as this makes it imperative to study the parasite biology with a focus on understanding the functions of parasite’s genesand identify targets for development of drugs… Continue reading Lyse – Fill with DNA – Reseal: New method to make genetic alterations in malaria parasite
Coronavirus cell culture to make vaccines and test drugs at CCMB
Over the last month and a half, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has establishedstable cultures of COVID-19 causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 from patients’ samples.A team of researchers led by the Virologist in CCMB, Dr. Krishnan H Harshan have isolated infectious viruses from several isolates. The ability to culture the virus in lab enables CCMB… Continue reading Coronavirus cell culture to make vaccines and test drugs at CCMB
Genetic study traced the source of extinct Indian cheetah
Over the last many centuries India kept losing cheetah, one of its big cats until just after independence. Today Africa harbours the highest number of these cats, called the African cheetah. The Asiatic cheetahs, on the other hand, are found in numbers as small as 50 in Iran. For more than a decade, India has… Continue reading Genetic study traced the source of extinct Indian cheetah
The genomic landscape of SARS-CoV-2 in India
Sept 20, 2020: Scientists at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad have analysed more than 2000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes from India available in the public domain to understand the various strains in circulation. Earlier in June, the team had revealed the presence of a distinct virus population among Indians. This was named the… Continue reading The genomic landscape of SARS-CoV-2 in India