Tag: mutations
India Detects Over 24K Mutations In 7K Variants Of Covid
The genetic diagnostic laboratories in India have detected over 24,000 mutations in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the last one year, top officials told IANS on Tuesday. ....
'Mutations Keep On Happening, One Needs To Be Alert'
Member of Maharashtra's Covid-19 Task Force, Dr. Shashank Joshi on Sunday said that mutations keep on happening and one needs to be medically alert.....
Modified CRISPR Technique Treats Diseases Without Cutting DNA
In what could remove a major hurdle to using gene editing technologies to treat human diseases, scientists have created a new version of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology that allows them to activate genes and treat diseases without creating breaks in the DNA. ....
Genetic Mutations Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer By 80%: Experts
According to statistics released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in December 2020 and cited by the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer has now surpassed lung cancer as the world's most commonly diagnosed cancer. ....
Mutations Could Render Covid Vaccine Ineffective In A Year: Experts
Mutations could render current Covid-19 vaccines ineffective in a year or less, according to two-thirds of 77 epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists from 28 countries surveyed by People's Vaccine Alliance. ....
Sri Lanka Faces 4 Mutations Of Delta Variant
Sri Lanka's medical experts on Monday said the Delta variant of the Covid-19 which is spreading across the country has acquired four mutations due to the high transmission rate but did not have any effect on vaccine efficacy. ....
Genomic Sequence Results In Karnataka Show SARS-CoV2 Picking Up New Mutations
The genomic sequencing report submitted to the Karnataka government has suggested that SARS-CoV-2 virus is changing and currently the Delta and sub-lineages of Delta are spreading across Bengaluru Urban and picking up new mutations.....
Delta Covid Variant Now Spread To 185 Countries: WHO
The Delta Covid variant is the current dominant strain of the infectious virus, with its presence reported in 185 countries, as of September 21, the World Health organisation has said. ....
