Study of human genomes at CCMB soon

Hyderabad: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here is planning to start a mega project on re-sequencing of a large number of human genomes from different ethnic groups, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Ashwani Kumar, said.

"Results of the study will give us prior knowledge which would help in understanding how each ethnic group is at risk of getting a particular type of disease. This study should help us in understanding genetic basis of diseases susceptibility and in designing strategies to develop personalised medicine," Kumar told reporters last evening after visiting Hyderabad-based central scientific institutes.

Lauding the institutions including CCMB, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services and Indian Institute of Chemical Technology for their excellence, the minister said these institutions are making huge and significant contribution in the field of science and technology.