Monkeypox is not COVID, but need to keep a watch, says top scientist
Monkeypox is not COVID kind of virus so there is no need for any alarm over the cases surfacing in...
02Aug
28Jul
Wastewater surveillance reveals infection dynamics
Dr. Farah Ishtiaq, Principal scientist at Tata Institute for Genetics and Society writes for The Hindu on how wastewater surveillance...
24Jul
Booster doses, Covid-appropriate behaviour key to check virus spread
Administering booster doses and following Covid-appropriate behaviour are important to not let the virus have a free run, said Rakesh...
24Jul
Monkeypox Scare Gets Real In India: Are We Prepared? | Left, Right & Centre Interview with NDTV
All about Monkeypox, What, Why and How? Watch Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Director TIGS, Dr. Gagandeep Kang, Professor, CMC Vellore and Dr....
20Jul
Wastewater analysis can help predict virus breakout faster
The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) in Bengaluru is standardising a set of protocols (guidelines) that can be...
01Jul
Hybrid immunity will end pandemic
Are vaccines safe? Is booster dose required? Does COVID19 vaccine affect children? In this article Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Director TIGS responded...
30Jun
The gene whispers
TIGS got featured in a newsroom article on the Tata group website. Director, Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director, articulates our mission:...
07Jun
As COVID-19 cases increase, demand for ramping up genome sequencing rises
Director of Tata Institute of Genetics and Society (TIGS) Dr. Rakesh Mishra called for increasing genome sequencing, despite the "severity...
29May
Quick sequencing offers a better chance at COVID control
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has an opportunity to change every time it replicates in a host. Though not all mutations affect...
04May
COVID-19 is airborne; Masks still essential to avoid the spread of virus, Collaborative Study reveals
In a collaborative study, it is found that, novel Coronavirus is airborne and you could contract it just by breathing...