The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born in May 2023 after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure. The baby received its 23 pairs of chromosome from both of its biological parents. but the mother has an unhealthy mitochondria. So a Healthy mitochondria from a third woman was implanted artificiallyContinue reading “The Mitochondria Story”
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Common Cold: Common facts
A cure for Common Cold- how far are we from reality ? Lately we have a spate of respiratory infections. In the January and February of 2023, we had a surge of Influenza and recently the Coronavirus has peaked. The one common denominator of all these infections is their universal character suggesting of Common Cold.Continue reading “Common Cold: Common facts”
From Microbiology to Molecular Biology
“How Soon is Soon Enough ?” Since the days of Koch’s Postulate, isolation and culture of a pathogen has become the corner stone of diagnosis of an Infectious disease. In 1930s, Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin and triggered the Era of Antibiotics. Since then allopathic system of medicine has become the main stream of treatment allContinue reading “From Microbiology to Molecular Biology”
The Story of Pandemics
By the rivers of Babylon, the woman noticed a strange thing. All the women of her Kabila had gone to pick up their evening rounds of fruits and berries and mushroom for their tribe. They were a small tribe of 20 odd people living in the Mesopotamia region. It was a story that happened long, longContinue reading “The Story of Pandemics”
Covid-19: 2 Queries
1. Do we need a 4th dose against COVID-19 ? Most of the data around 4th dose is available for mRNA vaccine of Pfizer and Moderna. The new Bivalent mRNA vaccine is effective against both wild Covid virus and Omicron variant. Data regarding Covishield is rare and Covaxin is the rarest. These vaccines are preparedContinue reading “Covid-19: 2 Queries”
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