Genome Mapping in Indian Ocean

A 30-member team of scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji (Goa) and another 30 crew members onboard its research vessel Sindhu Sadhana will spend the next three months traversing the course of over 10,000 nautical miles in the Indian Ocean on a research project to reveal the internal working of the body of the ocean at a cellular level.

  • The project has been undertaken at a cost of Rs 25 crore and will take three years to complete.

Indian Ocean Genome Mapping Project

  • The first-of-its-kind research project in the country is aimed at understanding the ....
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