Author: Dr Pallavi Somvanshi

As rightly said, ‘A man is a product and producer of his environment,’ as are the microbes. Microbes serve as silent warriors with notable impacts on the world of science. On the contrary, quantifiable levels of changes in the genome composition of such tiniest organisms (mainly viruses) will pose a threat to society. The world population faced such a threat in December 2019 with COVID-19, which prompted extensive and unprecedented lockdowns, unrest, and travel restrictions. Despite proper government regulations and the availability of immunization globally, the emergence of Delta and Omicron variants is documented worldwide. Erstwhile only genetic and aerosol…