Dr. Ramakanta

Ryonen’s Face

Change is the only constant. Ryonen, the beautiful courtesan of the empress of Japan was a ravishing beauty at the tender age of 17. Oneday, the beautiful Empress died suddenly and Ryonen became acutely aware of the impermanence of beauty and life in this world. It was then that she decided to study zen. SheContinue reading “Ryonen’s Face”

China on move on its 71st national day while rest of the world watches from indoors.

It’s China’s 71st National Day today. *1st October. Millions of Chinese are on the move for a week of holiday while the rest of the world stays indoor . Bookings for domestic flights in China have *increased* by 10.5% on last year as most countries are under lockdown. The great wall of China, the LeshanContinue reading “China on move on its 71st national day while rest of the world watches from indoors.”

Viru, the Unstoppable

Let me call this virus by a name: Viru in memory of that unpredictable yet unstoppable dashing opener. ( a story of the duel between SARS CoV 2 and my bodyguards) Here’s Viru’s innings described in a lay man’s terms: Viru can enter us only through our nose. ( mouth and eyes also.) But itContinue reading “Viru, the Unstoppable”

FELUDA, the Rs 500 Tata CRISPR Covid-19 test.

We know that our common cold is caused by at least 200 different viruses. Rhino virus, Resp virus, ( RSV) Flu, Ortho myxo, Paramyxo, Coronavirus and so on. Up till now, We have no tecnology to identify them. So we have used the omnibasket term: Viral fever. After the Covid-19, a new age is goingContinue reading “FELUDA, the Rs 500 Tata CRISPR Covid-19 test.”

Cycle Threshold

a bit of mathematics. Inside the PCR machine a polymerase chain reaction starts. It simply doubles the nucleic materials by copying the viral DNA into twos. ( Chain mathematics are very popular. Remember the creator of Chess game asking the king only one grain per square but doubled each time.) In cycle 1the single strandedContinue reading “Cycle Threshold”