New Delhi | After the China has reported surge in the Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Tuesday asked all states to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive cases to track the new variant. In a letter to all states and UTs, the Health Ministry has said, “In view of the sudden spurt of cases […]
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Genome sequencing to help prevent inbreeding among tigers
New Delhi : Scientists are sequencing the genome of Ranthambore’s tigers, the most isolated feline and one that, it is feared, could be wiped out due to possible inbreeding. Scientists at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, are also sequencing the genome of the tigers […]