Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province in China is one of the country’s largest industrial hubs with a population of 1.1 crores and has one of world’s most advanced virology lab. December 2019 :- People in Wuhan were aware of a new infection spreading among residents. Soon ICU beds in the central hospital gotContinue reading “Wuhan Diary ( Those 76 days.)”
Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta
Our biggest data transfer event
When you compare one strand of human genome to the super computers of silicon valley you suddenly realize that the amount of data any pregnant lady is transferring can put all the super computers of our world into shame. The amount of data printed in to a new born baby is simply ENORMOUS. Just toContinue reading “Our biggest data transfer event”
Shyamala Gopalan
Many of us may not be knowing that in 1967, Shyamala G and her team discovered the Estrogen Receptor. 40 years later this one seminal thing turned out to be the fundamental change in modern breast cancer treatment.…What did Shyamala G discover ? We all know the magic touch of Estrogens and Progesterones – theContinue reading “Shyamala Gopalan”
Sunabesa
The Golden Shringara of Lord Jagannathji of Puri. Sunabesa of Lord Jagannathji was held on the last day of the car festival every year Legend has it that Suna Besha began during the reign of King Kapilendra Deb in 1460 when he brought gold on 16 elephants to Puri after a winning a battle withContinue reading “Sunabesa”
A blessing in disguise
Charles Nicolle of France was awarded the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries about typhus. But I believe his major contribution to infectious disease is what he called inapparent infection. He defined them as cases where an individual is infected with a disease and spreads it without falling ill. Today we call itContinue reading “A blessing in disguise”
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