“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”
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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”
Base Edited Gene Therapy
Alyssa is the first patient in the world reported to have received a base-edited cell therapy and is currently Leukaemia free since that injection.
The world is waiting with bated breath for the success of this novel therapy.
Maurice Hilleman
( Maurice Ralph Hilleman, an American Microbiologist has developed over 40 vaccines, an unparalleled record of productivity. Despite Hilleman’s many breakthroughs in immunology and vaccinology, he has never been a household name.) Maurice Hilleman worked in the vaccine division of Merck. He had two daughters Jeryl and Kirsten. One summer night in 1963, he was awakenedContinue reading “Maurice Hilleman”
Dr Ramakanta's Ideas 