Delta variant predominantly found in Karachi
July 16, 2021
KARACHI: The National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has started approaching various institutions performing genome sequencing of Coronavirus throughout the country to become part of a national consortium for sharing their data research, while experts in Karachi claimed to have found out some ‘unidentified variants’ following genotyping of 94 randomly selected SARS-COV-2 samples.
“We have approached around eight to 10 institutions, conducting partial or whole genome sequencing of SARS-COV-2 or Coronavirus and offered them to join research and share data with each other,” an official of the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, told The News on Thursday. The official said in addition to the NIH, Islamabad, there were some institutions that have the capacity to perform partial or complete genome sequencing of the SARS-COV-2 but added they were not sharing their research and data with each other. “
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Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam said two virus-resistant cotton accessions were also released as source of virus resistant in the US. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhr Imam on Wednesday said the Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme (CPEP) helped Pakistan import more than 5,000 cotton accessions from the United States for screening against the cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV).
Speaking at the project concluding ceremony, the minister said a new cotton variety known as “IR-NIBGE-II’ developed under the project and approved by the Punjab Seed Council in January will help to Pakistani cotton growers.
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