“Mr WATSON, COME HERE. I WANT YOU.”

It was a sultry afternoon.Boston, 10 March 1876. Thomas Watson was listening intently to the tuning fork sounds coming distantly from the closet of his boss TWO ROOMS APART. His boss had closeted himself two rooms away. A wire was connected between these two rooms. Assistant Watson was ordered to listen for any sound comingContinue reading ““Mr WATSON, COME HERE. I WANT YOU.””

ଡାକୁ ମିଶ୍ର ଓ ଜହ୍ନ

 Medical Collegeରେ ସାର ମାନେ ଯେତେ ଯେତେ ନାଁ କମାନ୍ତି, ସେଇ ଅନୁପାତରେ ତାଙ୍କ ନିନ୍ଦୁକ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ବି ବଢି ଚାଲେ। ଏଇ ଯେମିତି ସନାତନ ରଥଙ୍କୁ ‘ଶୟତାନ ରଥ’, କୁଳମଣି ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ରେ public ‘ଡାକୁ ମିଶ୍ର’ କହିଥାନ୍ତି।   ଆମେ ପଢିଲା ବେଳକୁ ପୁରୁଣା physiology building ଟା ବିପଦସଙ୍କୁଳ ଘୋଷିତ ହେଇ ସାରିଲାଣି। ୪୦ ବର୍ଷ ତଳର କଥା। Old Gents hostel ସାମ୍ନାରେ ଦୁଇଟା ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ କୋଠା ଥିଲା। ଧୂସରContinue reading “ଡାକୁ ମିଶ୍ର ଓ ଜହ୍ନ”

The SARS COV2 Story

Post Script:
Since the beginning of the life, so many plants and animals have perished. The Dinosaurs and Mammoths are now extinct. But the Sapiens have stuck on. Not without reasons.
It took them exactly two years to decipher the two equipments that the RNA virus has used to create a pandemic. One Protease and one Polymerase. It’s a matter of time before they would forge two inhibitors against both the two enzymes.
By November 2021, two drugs Paxlovid and Molnupiravir are authorised for use against the SARS COV-2.