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With genetic sequencing data, scientists aim to get up close with SARS-CoV-2 Most institutes in India can sequence around a thousand viral samples in a couple of days. The CSIR last year had achieved a milestone by sequencing 1,008 human genomic sequences (which are much more complex than virus genomes) in six months. However, the "logistics nightmare" of obtaining samples during lockdown has slowed this process. Since the cost per run of the machine is around 01 lakh, scientists "run" other genetic material for sequencing along with Sars-CoV-2, to optimise running costs.
India is not the only country sequencing this virus. The US, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany and even the UAE and China have sequenced the virus. "We will ultimately deposit our data with the global initiative called GSAIDS, which is open data, available to all researchers," says Shekhar Mande, director general, CSIR. There are around 10,000 sequenced samples of the virus in this repository. Globally, there is poor genetic data on the virus, especially from its early stages in Wuhan.
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