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CSIR-CCMB researchers identify potential drug targets in the tuberculosis bacterium
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CSIR-CCMB researchers identify potential drug targets in the tuberculosis bacterium
CCMB finds possible new drug targets in the TB bacterium.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
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Researchers at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, have identified weaknesses in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB.
Such weaknesses can serve as targets for new drugs.
India carries one of the world's largest TB burdens, making the finding relevant to public health.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- CCMB
- tuberculosis
- drug targets
- CSIR
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Prelims
- CCMB, tuberculosis, drug targets, CSIR
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Use as an example in GS-3 answers (GS Paper 3 - Science and Technology / Health).
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The CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), whose researchers recently identified weaknesses in the tuberculosis bacterium, is located in:
- Pune
- Lucknow
- Chandigarh
- Hyderabad
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Answer: D — Correct: Hyderabad — CCMB is a CSIR laboratory based in Hyderabad, Telangana. • Pune — wrong: Pune hosts CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, not CCMB. • Lucknow — wrong: Lucknow hosts CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, not CCMB. • Chandigarh — wrong: Chandigarh hosts CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, not CCMB.
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