Thalassemia: A Prevalent Yet Overlooked Genetic Disorder
I am sure you have heard about Thalassemia. It’s so common that you will find it in school Biology textbooks, health magazines, newspapers, everywhere. Almost 4.5% of the world population is affected by Thalassemia. In India, more than 10000 Thalassemic children born every year. Yet, it has not got the limelight. Until someone is affected, people rarely talk about it. If you don’t know how it is to be a…
How Watching News Ruining Your Life
Imagine you are sleeping in your bed and suddenly you get to know that there is a snake under your bed. What will you do? You will jump from your bed and run away from your room. Or imagine you are in a room with some strangers and you realize that someone among them is infected with the coronavirus. What will you do? You will go away from that room…
Rustum Roy: The Enigmatic Indian Scientist
A few weeks back I first heard about Prof. Rustum Roy and my reaction was ‘damn, what is wrong with me, why I haven’t heard about him before‘. I mean I know about movie stars, sports stars, or other celebrities of India and around the world but why on earth I haven’t heard before about such an astounding person like Rustum Roy who can shift your paradigm of thinking. Perhaps…
The Tale of Vaccines: Why it Take So Long to Make One
What is the most popular question all over the world at this moment? You know it. Maybe even you have asked this question several times. When will we get the coronavirus vaccine? You never had an interest in vaccines like this before. Because a vaccine is need of the hour. The whole world is working to get that one vaccine and billions of people are praying for that. If you…
26 Lessons Life Taught Me After I Turn 26
I often wonder, why do people celebrate their birthday? Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against it. The celebration is great and we must do that to make someone feel special. But what is the purpose? Maybe to remind someone how special he/she is or to let someone know that his/her birth has made some difference to this world or maybe something else. Perhaps there is no single answer.…
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Shaping Humanities Future
It’s been 48 days since I wrote the last blog post on this website (wrote on 23rd February). From that time to now, a lot of things have drastically changed in the world. The world has witnessed a new pandemic in the form of the novel coronavirus. Almost a million people infected and more than 10000 died till now. No one knows how many more lives will die off the…
Bacteriophage: How A Forgotten Virus Can be An Asset to Combat Superbugs
What is the first word come to your mind after hearing the word ‘Virus’? Disease, infection, infectious, harmful, etc. right. What if tell you there are viruses that can cure our diseases. Haven’t heard before! But there does exist such viruses, which are friendly to humans. Just like good bacterias, there are good viruses. These bacterias are known as ‘Bacteriophages’ or ‘Phages’meaning bacteria eaters. These are good because ‘Bacteriophages’ are…
