India, Feb. 4 -- Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, announced the Indian cancer (leukaemia, colorectal and pancreatic) genome sequence generation and released at the campus on 4th Feb 2026). The institute has made this database publicly accessible atbcga.iitm.ac.into researchers and clinicians in India and abroad.

Elaborating on this initiative, Project Coordinator Prof. S. Mahalingam, Head, Centre of Excellence on Cancer Genomics and Molecular Therapeutics and the Hyundai Centre for Cancer Genomics,IIT Madras, said,"This database will be an invaluable resource to identify cancer-specific biomarkers in India, which will enable early detection of leukaemia, colorectal and pancreatic cancers. Addition...