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The dead can inform the living - through their genome sequences.
Scientists have used archaeogenetics and evolutionary medicine to bring to light some of the inner lives and beliefs of the Mayan people and insights into modern-day epidemics.
Sridhar Sivasubbu and I write in The Hindu

An unabridged version of the article is also available online at https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/archaeogenetics-evolutionary-medicine-reveal-mayan-human-sacrifice-mediaeval-epidemics/article68302771.ece

marks the birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who was born on 14 June 1868. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his immense contribution to health science by discovering the ABO blood group system.

This year, we celebrate with a series introducing and how patients and communities could be impacted by the knowledge , testing and banking of rare blood groups.
Read and view more at

Rare Blood Groups Celebrating World Blood Donor Day

IGIB develops future-proof primers, kits for RT-PCR test

IGIB develops future-proof primers, kits for RT-PCR test The pool of primers has been developed to target regions of the virus which are unlikely to undergo mutations

The "not so rare" reality - a 28 year long diagnostic odyssey GenomeConnect | Updates on Genomics from India

https://youtu.be/uzKoF0eDXrI

Personal Genomes to Precision Medicine - Implications for Rare Genetic Diseases Genomic Variant Analysis & Clinical Interpretation Course 2020 - Lecture 10Personal Genomes to Precision Medicine - Implications for Rare Genetic Diseases.Dr...

Game-changing genomes Rapid developments in indigenous genome initiatives providing better diagnosis

Understanding genomes of SARS-nCoV-2 - one base at a time The declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic has once again put to the forefront the need for international collaborative efforts to con...

IndiGen Explained Starting a series of Info-graphics on IndiGen programme on Genomics for Public Health in India put together by Dr. Aswini B More inform...

Sample collection at Trident Acadrmy Bhubneswar. Thanks to Dr Debasis, DrAshok and Dr Gautam and Mr Sushant

IndiGen outreach at Bhubaneshwar
Hon'ble MLA graced the occasion.

IndiGen programme starts with an outreach on Genomics at University