Dr. Ramakanta

Gain Of Function

“Gain of Function” explained. Following a Genetic modification a virus can lose some function or gain some function. Example: A crop can become high yielding or a seed can be drought resistant after such modifications. Loss of Function: Best example is the Live Polio vaccine. In the laboratory set up live Polio virus is modifiedContinue reading “Gain Of Function”

ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି gopal

“ନୈନଂ ଛିନ୍ଦନ୍ତି ଶସ୍ତ୍ରାଣି ନୈନଂ ଦହତି ପାଵକଃ | ନ ଚୈନଂ କ୍ଲେଦୟନ୍ତ୍ୟାପୋ ନ ଶୋଷୟତି ମାରୁତଃ I “ ଗୋପାଳ ତୁ ଥିଲୁ, ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲା ଆମ ବନ୍ଧୁତାର ଚଉହଦି।। ତୁ ଚାଲିଗଲୁ, ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଗଲା ସେ ପ୍ରେମର ପରିଧି । ଚିର ଦିନ ପାଇଁ। ତୋର ସ୍ଥାନ ଆଉ କେହି ଭରି ପାରିବେନି। ତୋର ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସ୍ମୃତିରେ ସେକେଣ୍ଡାରୀ ବୋର୍ଡ ହାଇସ୍କୁଲର ତୋର ସହପାଠୀମାନଙ୍କର ଅଶ୍ରୁପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି।

14 June, Celebrating mother Earth and the Womanhood

Clouds gather.. Schools open. It has to be 14th June every year for the last 50 years. Fourteenth of June is one constant date of my childhood. Schools would usually open after 45 days of summer vacation. But summer vacation is a colonial term- the phirangis who could not tolerate the scorching heat of theContinue reading “14 June, Celebrating mother Earth and the Womanhood”

The Third Wave

( We know that the second wave of the great Spanish Flu of 1918 was more deadly than the main wave. Was there a third wave ? …

My friend Gopal

It was the heady 70s. We were in our half pants and on our bicycles. in those days one bicycle is much more convenient than a Rafael Jet. It empowerd you to sneak out of prying eyes of elders and start all misadventures. Every morning, we would gather at Maharana Sir’s place for mathematic tuition.Continue reading “My friend Gopal”