Question: CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit. What is the name of this kit?
(a) Uma
(b) Om
(c) Ohm
(d) Imo
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, ‘Om’, for the testing of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
- The kit, a first by any government institution for the omicron variant, will also make India self-reliant in RT-PCR diagnostics.
- Om enables quick and cost-effective detection of omicron variants over genome sequencing for a large population.
- It was made within two months and will cost around Rs 150.
- It will give the test results in around two hours.
- According to the scientists, it can also be aligned for the detection of other emerging variants of Covid infection and other respiratory infections.
- Once the kit gets approval from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), it will be launched by mid-February.
- The kit has been referred to the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) and is yet to be validated.
BY: AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://newsonair.com/2022/01/24/csir-cdri-scientists-develop-om-the-rt-pcr-kit-for-omicron/