The Promise Of Precision Medicine
"Large scale genome sequencing and correlating the DNA signatures with specific disease or drug sensitivity will allow clinicians to specify personalised treatment," says Rakesh K Mishra, Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Our body is a complex machine with hundreds of parts, and its maintenance is critically linked to the information stored in our DNA sequences. It not only determines our body's response to medicines but also how our body reacts to the environment around us. Understanding the genetic framework is, therefore, essential if we have to treat any medical condition.
Getting a complete genome sequence done at an affordable cost and within a very short span (say, within a few days) is the way ahead, and we are getting there. Empowering clinicians with these details will open the doors to