Rosalind Franklin. Most likely you have not heard her name. – Who discovered the Double Helix structure of DNA ? Watson and Crick. Every child knows the answer. – Wrong. The 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for their discovery of molecular structure ofContinue reading “The woman who had discovered the molecular structure of DNA”
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The first Painless Surgery
Those Barber Surgeons Those were the days when as you went for a hair cut, your barber would trim your hairs inside your nose, pick any thing stuck inside your ear canal as he would use a sharp blade to pare your nails. Barbers were adept in using sharp blades on human skin. They wouldContinue reading “The first Painless Surgery”
Everybody likes a Good Pandemic
Year 2019 was devastating for all biotech start ups. Shares of the most established companies dealing with biotech Pharma products had nose dived. Stephan Bancel, the CEO of a little known mRNA company was worried sick. The company’s shares are trading 35% below its initial value. Developing a new drug molecule consumes billions of dollars.Continue reading “Everybody likes a Good Pandemic”
Katalin Kariko
There is hardly any difference between a RNA virus and a mRNA vaccine. Both consist of a strand of RNA surrounded by a lipid envelop. RNA viruses are there for billions of years infecting all forms of life, algae, plants and animals. Thus life has developed astute mechanism of shaking of unwanted RNAs. Every tissueContinue reading “Katalin Kariko”
Merck’s Adenovirus Mis-adventure, 2007
Merck’s Adenovirus Misadventure. Merck is the biggest developer of Vaccines. It is also a pioneer in harnessing Adenoviruses to transfer genetic material into human cells. Today, we have more than a couple of vaccines that uses an adenovirus vector for covid-19 vaccine. But Merck has none. Why ? The story of modern day vaccines beganContinue reading “Merck’s Adenovirus Mis-adventure, 2007”
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