மீ டூ காலம்! என்னடி எப்படி இருக்க? (18)

கதைக்கு சம்மந்தம் இல்லாத முன்னுரை:

கொரோனா வைரஸால் இதுவரை ஏற்பட்ட உயிரிழப்புகள்

அமெரிக்கா: 91,000

இங்கிலாந்து :34,600

ஃப்ரான்ஸ்: 28,100

ஸ்பெயின்: 27,650

இட்டலி: 31,900

 ஜெர்மனி: 8,000

ரஷ்யா: 2700

ஜப்பான்: 744

சவுத் கொரியா: 263

ஆஸ்ட்ரேலியா: 99

இந்தியா: 3100

பாகிஸ்தான்: 900

பங்ளாதேஷ்: 350

இந்தோனேஷியா: 1200


இந்த டேட்டா என்ன சொல்லுது?

இந்த வைரஸால் அதிகம் உயிரிழப்பு அடைந்த நாடுகள்தான் வெள்ளையர்கள் நிறைந்த உலகில் முதல் தர நாடுகள் மற்றும் நாங்கதான் சூப்பர் பவர் என  சொல்லும் நாடுகள்.

இந்த நோய் ஒரு ஒட்டுவார் ஒட்டி.

இதுபோல் முதல் தர நாடுகள்தான் சுத்தம், சுகாதாரம் என அடித்துக்கொள்ளும் நாடுகள். மேலும்  இவர்கள் ஒருத்தரை ஒருத்தர் நம்பாமல் ஒதுங்கி நின்னு பேசும் கலாச்சாரம் பெற்ற நாடுகள். ஒரு ஒட்டுவார் ஒட்டி கோவிட் 19 எப்படி இதுபோல் சுத்தம் சுகாதாரம் நிறைந்த நாடுகளில் அதிக கவனம் செலுத்தும் நாடுகளில்  இப்படி ஒரு உயிர் சேதத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது என்பது புரியாத புதிர்.

அமெரிக்காவில் இப்போ ஸ்டே-அட்-ஹோம்-ஆர்டரை, ரிலாக்ஸ் செய்றாங்க.

ஏன்?

வைரஸால் பாதிக்கப் படுப்பவர்கள் எண்ணிக்கை குறைந்து விட்டதா?

அதுதான் இல்லை!

விஞ்ஞானி அறிவுரைகளை எல்லாம் வியாபாரிகள், அரசியல்வாதிகள் கேட்பதில்லை. அவர்கள்தான் இந்த நாட்டை கண்ட்ரோல் செய்றாங்க.

வெள்ளக்காரன்னா அறிவாளி னு நெனச்சுடாதீங்கப்பா. ஏகப்பட்ட முட்டாப்பயளுக இருக்கானுக வெள்ளயர்களில்.

நேற்று விஸ்கான்சின்ல  ரி--ஓபன் செய்த "பார்" ஒன்னைக் காட்டினாங்க. அவன் அவன் சந்தோசமாக மாஸ்க் இல்லாமல், டிஸ்டன்ஸும் இல்லாமல் குடிக்க வந்து இருக்கார்கள். குடிதான் இவனுக வாழ்க்கை. சந்தோசம் எல்லாமே. அல்கஹால் அருந்தாமல்  இவனுகளால் வாழ முடியாது. இவனுக வசதிக்கு அல்கஹால் உடலுக்கு நல்லதுனுகூட (ரெட் வைன்ல ஒரு சில ஆண்ட்டி ஆக்சிடெண்ட்ஸ் இருக்கு, அது நல்லது) தியரிகூட விடுவானுக.

Well, prescribed drugs, marijuana, alcohol, porn are the vital for western culture. They would die without that! India is marching towards them as if they are their role model.


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"Whats up?"

"Not much, Caro!"

"Call me, please!"

"என்னடி கரோ! எப்படி இருக்க?"

"வாட்? You speak in Taamil"

"Ha ha ha I asked, How are you?"

"I am good. How are you?"

"Bored to death"

"When are we allowed to go back to work?"

"If we are not essential workers, we go back very slowly. First, start as part-time, then slowly full-time I believe"

"Are we not essential?"

"Apparently not"

"Who are those essential workers?"

"Doctors, I mean physicians, nurses, people who work in restaurants, grocery shops like walmart, target, costco, samsclub etc"

" I hear the alcohol sales went up 60% more!"

"Yeah, people are depressed and so consume lots of alcohols"

"Social distancing does not seem to work well in crowded states like New york, New Jersey"

"I wonder why? It works in countries like Japan and S. Korea?"

"People here will say that they are lying"

"I dont think Japan and S; Korea are lying. It is funny, we like to distance ourselves when we are not asked to do so. Now we dont want to distance ourselves"

"Seems like it is the greatest economic depression in America"

"Interesting times. You should be happy, Caro, we are living in such a time"

"Yeah, we cant live without internet, phone, tv. Got used to so much comfort. Now this virus is messing up our comfort"

"Let us talk something else"

"Your turn"

"I will ask questions, you will give me answers"

"OK"

"Which amino acid does not have a chiral center?"

"Glycine?"

"Yes!"

"See I know chemistry"

"Of course. Which cell in our human body does not have a nucleus?"

"I think it is red blood cells"

"Yes! I just learned that recently, Caro. I thought all cells have a nucleus"

"Good. I was correct"

"Of course, What are stem cells?"

"Stem cells are the ones which can differentiate to any kind of cell, like muscle cell, immune cell, neuron etc"

"What is cell differentiation?"

"You know mitosis? Cell division? One cell will divide into two cells. It will be exactly same cell. same kind. But cell differentiation means, one cell (a stem cell) can make different kind of cells like muscle cell, neuron etc"

"How does it do that?"

"I think it will turn on some genes and turn off some other genes depending on what cell it wants to make. whether a muscle cell or a cardiac cell or a liver cell. It controls the gene expression depending on what kind of cell it wants to make"

"You are a smart ass Caro!"

"Ha ha ha My turn now"

"Go on, shoot"

"What is the latest technology used for cutting DNA?"

"CRISPR"

"What was the technology used before CRISPR?"

"RNAi? RNA interference?"

"What's the difference?"

 "The RNAi controls or silences the gene expression targeting the mRNA. But CRISPR targets the DNA to control the gene expression"

"Now you know molecular biology, huh?"

"Just learning. I always loved biology. I was told chemistry is a better subject to find a job and so went to do chemistry"

"Do you feel bad?"

"Not really. Because of the chemistry background I have, I understand biology better than you are"

"No, you don't"

"Yes, I do"

"Like what?"

"I look at things differently. You know citric acid cycle?"

"In what way?"

"Do you know the structure of citric acid?"

" I think so"

"We study citric acid as it is a meso compound"

"What is meso?"

"It is an achiral molecule and so optically inactive"

"OK? Yeah it does not have a chiral center"

"However,  the two terminal carboxylic acid groups are nonequivalent in Citric acid cycle"

"Are they not?"

"They are equivalent for a chemist. I had been taught that way but"

"But?"

"In citric acid cycle, they are not equivalent. It has been reported already"

"Why?"

"I think one terminal is bound to an enzyme and the other terminal is not. That makes them nonequivalent. It is not my discovery. It has been reported"

"And your point is?"

"The biochemistry books do not address this issue at all"

"Is that a mistake?"

"I think they should. Even the professors who teach biochemistry do not address that either. Idk what the fuck they really know."

"Why?"

"I dont know, They are biochemists.  May be they dont know that much chemistry"

"How do you know? They dont address this in their lectures?"

"I talk to students who take biochemistry. They have never been taught."

"Girls?"

 "Ha ha ha.All kinds of students I interact with. Girls and boys too"

"They say what?"

"They say that they were not taught anything like that. They think I am crazy"

"Ha ha ha why?"

"All they want is an "A" grade in the exam. They dont care whether citric acid has an ass or a head"

"Ha ha, Should they?"

"Idk, I would. The point is, the way I look at things is different from others including your butt"

"Jesus! Is that good or bad?"

"Idk, Caro"

"Your way is high way?"

"I did not say that. But I am sure I am not the only one who thinks like that. It is just that it should be addressed while teaching to students both in biochemistry book and by the professors when teaching"

"But they just want an A to get into medical school, to become a doctor?"

"Yeah, to make more money so that they can afford to buy a huge house, and a BMW and a BENZ and so"

"Are you jealous?"

"Idts. House is for living. Cars are for driving to places where we wish to go. Anyone can afford that in America. People do all these things because they have too much money and the want let others know they are rich. They have got to find a way to show others that they are rich. They dont want to show their bank balance. That's how they can. What difference it makes your friend or brother is rich and owns a mercedes or a corvette? It is his fucking car. What is there for me?"

"Are they silly?"

"Idk, The point is, it only matters to them. It gives them pleasure showing the world that they are rich"

"May be they want comfort"

"It is all relative, Caro. Nobody is happy no matter how much they make or how much they can afford. They always look at someone richer than them and want to become like them. Also, they look down on people with "lower status"."

"How do you know?"

"I know what human beings are. I am living in this world. They are around me everywhere. What makes people happy is that, they just want to be better than others, Caro. In money, in look, in knowledge blah blah. It is as simple as that. But they can not be better than others in everything. Thats the pity! There is a down side for everyone"

"It is a long lecture filled with chemistry, biology and philosophy? How much does it cost me?"

"I guess I bored you?"

"No, you did not"

"Hey, take it easy"

"I will"

-to be continued.

relax please