Every human rich or poor is a proud owner of a huge book of Gene. It’s unique to him and decides whether that gentleman will be dark or fair, tall or short, healthy or sick. Our Gene is a very long, linear molecule, a coded version of how to make another copy of us. It’sContinue reading “The Book of Gene.”
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What is Mutation ?
(Know your health with Dr RK Mahapatra ) We all need oxygen . But how does this oxygen reach every cell of our body ? The biggest transport system in nature. Inside our body, sleek red round things called RBCs collect this oxygen from our lung and supply it to every nook and corner ofContinue reading “What is Mutation ?”
The Black Grandma
We all have one black African Grandma. 200,000 years ago, all human beings on this planet were black and were residing only in Africa. During the last glacial age, Most of Britain, all of Scandinavia were covered by ice several kilometers thick. New York, Beijing Tokyo all were under thick Ice and not habitable. OnlyContinue reading “The Black Grandma”
The Bad Cholesterol
Know your health with Dr. RK Mahapatra. Point 1. Our cholesterol are of two types. The Good Cholesterol ( HDL Cholesterol) is an essential ingredient for our brain tissue. The non HDL Cholesterol is the bad cholesterol and can block our arteries causing heart attack or brain stroke in older ages. Point 2. The badContinue reading “The Bad Cholesterol”
The Grief Cycle.
[ Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross is a Swiss Psychiatrist. Here I have tried to illustrate one of her complex psyche theory from her famous treatise ‘Death and Dying’ with a real life example- DrRkm ] Stage-1. …DENIAL It was a December night, 18 years ago. I was on duty at the hospital that night. In theContinue reading “The Grief Cycle.”