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Tibetans adapt to low altitude : CCMB study

Tibetans adapt to low altitude : CCMB study Published : May 21, 2021, 9:54 am IST Updated : May 21, 2021, 9:55 am IST The study found that the blood parameters when compared to those living in high altitude is different  The work was carried out in CCMB in collaboration with researchers from Ladakh and Karnataka. (Representational Image) Hyderabad: Tibetans living in the plains in Bylakuppe Karnataka have adapted to the conditions of the plains according to a study by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology. They are the oldest high-altitude inhabitants and their body adjusts to the low-oxygen conditions. In the high altitude there is more hemoglobin concentration in their blood.

N440K variant fades as B1617 picks up, say scientists on Covid second wave

The N440K variant of coronavirus, which wreaked havoc during the first wave of the pandemic in the country is diminishing and likely to disappear soon, scientists at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said. Dismissing media reports that N440K is the variant causing chaos in Visakhapatnam and other parts of Andhra Pradesh, Divya Tej Sowpati a scientist at CCMB said while N440K was indeed a mutation of concern in South India during and after the first wave, current data show it is replaced by new variants such as B1617 and B117. N440K is at very low levels in Visakhapatnam and Andhra Pradesh in general.

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