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sequences and gain a deeper understanding of the disease, its origin, and its epidemiology. Phylogenetic analysis is a potentially powerful tool for tracking the transmission pattern of the virus with a view to aiding identification of potential interventions. Toward this goal, a comprehensive protocol has been created for the analysis and phylogenetic clustering of SARS- CoV-2 genomes using Nextstrain, a powerful open-source tool for the real-time interactive visualization of genome sequencing data. Approaches to focus the phylogenetic clustering analysis on a particular region of interest are detailed in this protocol.
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After FELUDA, CSIR develops paper test RAY to identify COVID-19
virus variants within an hour
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a new COVID-19 test that can identify the variant of the virus identified in the United Kingdom within an hour. The new test is called RAY (Rapid variant AssaY), in an homage to legendary Bengali filmmaker and author Satyajit
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