{"id":2495,"date":"2020-01-07T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T10:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2020-01-07T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T10:54:12","slug":"indian-cobra-genome-sequenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/indian-cobra-genome-sequenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Cobra Genome Sequenced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In News <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A team of Indian researchers has sequenced the genome of highly\nvenomous Indian Cobra. The efforts will go a long way in developing anti-venom\nmedicines for snake bites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-Detail <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Indian Cobra becomes the first\nof the four most venomous snakes of India, called the big four, to be\ngenetically mapped. <\/li><li>Around 46,000 snakebite deaths\nevery year in the country are due to the Indian cobra, the Common Krait, Russell\u2019s viper and the saw-scaled viper.<\/li><li>While 5.4 million snakebite\ndeaths occur in the world, 2.8 million of them occur in India. <\/li><li>They account for 4,00,000\ndisabilities globally, of which 1,38,000 are from India.<\/li><li>The research was conducted but\nscientists from the Chennai-based SciGenome Research Foundation (SGRF) in\ncollaboration with scientists from US firm Genentech, Wayanad Wildlife\nSanctuary in Kerala and many from universities in the US and Singapore.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Genome<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Scientists have found that the\nIndian Cobra has 19 key toxin genes. <\/li><li>These are primarily expressed\nin the venom glands of the snake.<\/li><li>Scientists are of the view that\ntargeting these toxins using antibodies will help develop a safe and effective\nanti-venom for treating cobra bites. <\/li><li>Also, they are of the view that\nif they could sequence the genes of the other three snakes and generate\nantibodies, it is possible to create a broad anti-venom for all the four snake\nbites.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Procedure<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The current procedure for\npreparing anti-venom is over 100 years old and is outdated.<\/li><li>It involves immunising horses\nwith extracted snake venom and then anti-venom is extracted. <\/li><li>This process is laborious and\nlacks consistency.<\/li><li>The efficacy of extracted\nanti-venom varies.&nbsp; <\/li><li>With the sequencing of the\nIndian Cobra\u2019s genome, using recombinant protein expression and synthetic\nantibody development technologies, modern anti-venom can be developed.<\/li><li>Venom essentially contains\ndrug-like molecules. 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