October 25, 2019 1:34 PM
CSIR conducts genome sequencing of over 1000 persons in India
In an indigenous genetic mapping effort, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has done genome sequencing of over one thousand persons from different parts of India. The initiative called IndiGen and it has enabled benchmarking the scalability of genome sequencing and computational analysis at population scale in a defined timeline.<br />'' <br />'' The outcome of the initiative will be utilized towards understanding the genetic diversity on a population scale, make av...