Hon'ble Minister of Science and Technology announced the completion of the IndiGen 1000 Indian Whole Genomes by the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology and CSIR Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology paving way for Precision Medicine in the country on 29th October 2019.
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| Hon'ble Minister of Science and Technology at the Press Conference at Anusandhan Bhawan, Delhi announcing the IndiGen 1000 Indian Genomes |
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has sequenced the entire genomes of 1008 Indians in six months, under a mission that was aimed at demonstrating capability and scalability of Indian research institutions. This initiative, called IndiGen, was undertaken by two CSIR institutions — Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.
More details can be found at
http://vinodscaria.rnabiology.org/news/genomesequencingbycsirtohelpinprecisionmedicineinindia
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