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DBT completes sequencing of 10,000 TB genome samples, aims to reach target of 32,500 samples by November 2025

adminMarch 24, 202505 mins

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has completed the genomic sequencing of a third, or 10,000 samples, of the target of 32,500 samples of mycobacterium tuberculosis — the bacteria behind tuberculosis (TB)— in a bid to improve the understanding of drug-resistant TB and capture unique genomic features of the…

There is progress on GM food crops, says DBT

adminMarch 21, 202505 mins

Petitioners have moved the Supreme Court against the Environment Ministry’s approval for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Ahead of a fresh series of hearings in the Supreme Court next month over genetically modified (GM) food crops, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) said there was “progress” on this front….