Some facts about Ct cycle 24 or 40 ..OK, you have given your nasal swab for corona testing. Then what happens to the sample in the lab. RT-PCR When a sample enters the test, the machine is basically looking for virus RNA. So it goes on amplifying the extract till it detects the culprit virusContinue reading “ANTIGEN or RT-PCR test: whom to choose ?”
Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta
31st August 2020
We live in the moments of life. Here’s one such moment – of An audio clip, a mobile click and a WhatsApp message. This is the moment: When my daughter sent me one of her many voice recordings that I cherish. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zfy__qXhGQZuC8Q4gq-FZnKd64o9M2T6/view?usp=drivesdk When my wife was ready to cut her 51st birthday anniversary cake. IContinue reading “31st August 2020”
Wuhan Diary ( Those 76 days.)
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.)”
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”
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