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India joins Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) for testing vaccines
India has joined the Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) which currently has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries that works to test vaccines which can be used during pandemic, epidemic disease outbreak. CLN is a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Network is the largest global group which has standardised methods and … Read more
Andhra Pradesh’s State Food Laboratory to come up in Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh’s first State Food Laboratory will be established on the premises of the Regional Public Health Laboratory (RPHL) in Visakhapatnam. The Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) of the State is currently dependent on the State Food Laboratory allocated in Telangana for analysis of food samples collected in Andhra Pradesh. As per a G.O. issued … Read more
Vials With Smallpox Labels Found at Vaccine Lab
By Robert Preidt and Robin FosterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Several frozen vials that were labeled “smallpox” have been discovered in a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. There is no indication that anyone was exposed to what was in the vials, the … Read more
IITians crack mock test, cook up meatless eggs
(This story originally appeared in on Dec 24, 2020) New Delhi: Eggs made with mung beans, chicken and fish created in a laboratory from cereals, pulses and vegetables – IIT Delhi has created India’s own version of mock meat. The research, which began in February last year, has culminated in the team from the institute’s … Read more