ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 19 April. Click Here for more information.
ForumIAS Answer Writing Focus Group (AWFG) for Mains 2024 commencing from 24th June 2024. The Entrance Test for the program will be held on 28th April 2024 at 9 AM. To know more about the program visit: https://forumias.com/blog/awfg2024
Contents
What is the News?
Indian scientists in partnership with other BRICS countries namely China, Russia and Brazil will carry out the genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2. They will also study epidemiology and mathematical modelling of the Covid-19.
What is Genome Sequencing?
- Genome sequencing is a process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism’s genome.
Why do we need Genome Sequencing and other studies?
- A whole-genomic sequencing is required for the identification of genetic mutations and recombinations of the virus.
- On the other hand, epidemiological studies are needed to help assess the distribution of the virus.
- Further, Mathematical modelling is required to assess the virus future spread.
About BRICS Genome Sequencing on Covid-19:
- Under the research, the Indian and Brazilian sides will assess the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 in the environmental samples.
- The Chinese and Russian scientists will carry out the Real-Time PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in biological material (nasopharyngeal swabs) from patients with symptoms of respiratory diseases and investigate the genomic variability.
- Then the data from all countries will be integrated to develop mathematical models to reveal the spread and dynamics of the virus.
- Hence, this research will help trace genetic mutations, recombinations as well as distribution of the virus.
- The research will also make predictions about the future of its spread.
