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Genome sequencing finds B.1.617 becoming dominant variant of concern in India: INSACOG scientists
INSACOG is the leading national consortium of top scientific institutions in the country involved in genome sequencing of the virus.
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??Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune |
Updated: May 20, 2021 8:14:01 pm
Scientists across various institutions under Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) have said the B.1.617.2 variant was beginning to take over as the dominant variant of concern in the country.
INSACOG is the leading national consortium of top scientific institutions in the country involved in genome sequencing of the virus. Over 20,000 samples of SARS-CoV-2 have been sequenced from across states, and the consortium has identified variants of concern in 8,000 samples with B.1.617 variant being the dominant one.
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