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44 million unknown variants: What India’s Genome Project found, and why it matters | India News

For nearly two decades, Indian geneticists harboured a quiet frustration: while the world chased genomic breakthroughs, the billion-plus people of this subcontinent remained largely genomically invisible to science.The global genetic databases doctors and drug developers use to decode diseases, predict risks, and tailor treatments are, as one geneticist put it, “extremely Eurocentric”. Few databases capture…

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Genome Valley Excellence Award 2026 to be conferred upon Dr Bruce Levine at BioAsia

Genome Valley Excellence Award 2026 to be conferred upon Dr Bruce Levine at BioAsia HYDERABAD: The Genome Valley Excellence Award 2026 will be conferred upon Dr Bruce Levine of the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine at BioAsia this year for his contributions to cell and gene therapy, engineered T cells, and cancer immunotherapy,…

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IIT-Madras launches cancer genome and tissue bank; could provide breakthrough in Cancer treatment

Cancer is still one of the most fatal diseases globally, and India is no different. With increasing numbers of cancer cases every year, there is a higher demand for therapies that are specially designed according to the specific genetic profiles of Indian patients. Acting on this demand, IIT-Madras has initiated a revolutionary cancer genome and…

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