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.”
Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta
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”
Ultra-Super Specialization.
How young a young doctor can be ? After completing 5+1 years, you add a MBBS degree. Then the street vendor while balancing one kg potatoes on a scale naively asks you,“Sir, what is your speciality ?” So you study 3 more years to add MD (anaesthesiology) to your name for the street vendor’s sake.Continue reading “Ultra-Super Specialization.”
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