Strength in numbers
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The International HapMap Project, which aims to find genes associated with human disease and response to pharmaceuticals collects blood samples from 15,000 individuals drawn from different communities across India, select about 1,000 genes relevant to complex diseases common in India and assess any differences in drug response. The team plans to record DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide in the genome sequence is altered.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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Ayurveda
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The government's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the health ministry are jointly digitizing Ayurvedic knowledge and translating the information into English, Spanish, French, and Japanese to forestall contentious patent applications. Ayurvedic system of medicine is nearly 3,000 years old and prescribes remedies for a range of problems, from diarrhoea to contraception.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2005
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