The pandemic and the presence of variants of the new coronavirus has thrust a little-known agency into the limelight: the Philippine Genome Center (PGC). Operations of the Philippine Genome Center will be expanded to accommodate more genome samples. So, how does genomic sequencing work? In a webinar in April, DNA Sequencing Core Facility director Benedict Maralit said explained that genomic sequencing usually takes three to seven days. ****The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) has been tasked to do genomic sequencing, an essential job in the country's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, since last year when variants of concern reared their heads.

Source: Manila Times October 09, 2021 13:52 UTC