Healthcare IT News February 3, 2025
It recently launched the Indian Genomic Dataset, which currently has 10,000 sequenced genomes from the local population.
The Ministry of Science and Technology in India has set an ambitious target of sequencing around 10 million genomes representing the diversity of the country’s local population.
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, made this announcement alongside the launch of the Indian Genomic Dataset. The project grants public and global access to 10,000 whole genome samples for research.
“This data set will serve as a critical resource for genomics research, contributing to advancements in personalised healthcare and medicine,” he said.
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The genomic dataset is part of projects under GenomeIndia, led by the...
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