Ajai Pathak
@apatk
#Genetic Researcher @unitartu, visiting researcher @kuleuven. Interested in #aDNA #human evolution & diseases. Loves #music, humour & #nature !
#WATCH | Delhi | "1971 was a great achievement, Indira Gandhi rewrote the map of the subcontinent, but the circumstances were different. Bangladesh was fighting a moral cause, and liberating Bangladesh was a clear objective. Just keeping on firing shells at Pakistan is not a…
People who cheat on their spouses are more likely to cheat at work, too. Evidence: Marital infidelity predicts 2-3x greater odds of professional misconduct among CEOs, financial advisors, and police officers. Integrity is not a 9-5 job. Character counts in every part of life.
Honored to meet His Excellency Ashish Sinha @ashishifs, the Ambassador of India, and grateful for his warm hospitality and insightful discussions on diaspora matters. Looking forward to advancing our shared goals. #Gratitude #DiasporaEngagement @IndiainTallinn @diaspora_india
Ambassador Ashish Sinha @ashishifs met with members of Indian Association of Estonia who briefed him about various activities and programmes of Association. Ambassador informed them about various government initiatives and schemes related to Diaspora welfare. #IndiaEstonia…
Our new @NatureComms study led by Mayukh, reveals that unique demographic history of #Papuans (observed shifts in RCCR curves) are driven by strong bottleneck & slower growth rather than the early out-of-Africa admixture. @unitartu @genomicstartu @maitbb nature.com/articles/s4146…
Paying tribute to #PadmaShri #drlaljisingh, father of #DNAfingerprinting in #India 🙏. I was fortunate to work with him at #CCMB & witness his visionary leadership that transformed #forensic n #IndianScience. His legacy inspires us to dedicate science for society. #csir #cdfd
Celebrating the 78th birthday of #DrLaljiSingh, the "Father of #DNA #Fingerprinting" in India! 🇮🇳 Your pioneering work revolutionized #forensic #science, bringing justice to countless lives. Your legacy continues to inspire and transform. 🙏 #DNAPioneer #JusticeThroughScience
News: NIH study links particulate air pollution to increased mutations in lung cancers among nonsmokers nih.gov/news-events/ne…
'Pahalgam — A place called heaven on earth. But on April 22, terror turned calm into chaos, and beauty into grief. Terrorism should have no place in this world.' #VictimsofPahalgam @MEAIndia
OPERATION SINDOOR : INDIAN ARMED FORCES CARRIED OUT PRECISION STRIKE AT TERRORIST CAMPS Link for full press release: pib.gov.in/PressReleasePa…
Statement by Foreign Secretary: OPERATION SINDOOR Link for full press release: mea.gov.in/Speeches-State… @MEAIndia
A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body. sciencenews.org/article/antive…
Turns out our ancestors' brilliant ideas-"let's milk the wild animals" & "live next to our crops"-accidentally created history's worst subscription service: recurring #ZoonoticDiseases! #AncientDNA shows #pathogens surged 5 KYA with #steppe - poor people 😂.🧬🦠#Archaeogenetics
First archaeogenetic-based spatiotemporal map of human pathogens, screened using shotgun sequencing data from 1,313 ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Congratulations to the team, Well done!👍
Our single-cell article which emphasizes the need for analysing #Biologicalsex as a variable in understanding #atherosclerosis is now online @unitartu
Research| Sukhavasi et al. reveal sex-specific differences in carotid stenosis. Deep single-cell sequencing shows distinct phenotypes in smooth muscle cells: osteogenic in females and chondrocytic in males, highlighting potential therapeutic targets.
“I’ve never thought that this would be accomplished in my lifetime” Researchers have successfully sequenced the complete genomes of six ape species go.nature.com/4lpDn5Q
Psychiatric disorders can be perceived as energy landscapes. OCD has deep valleys - neural activity gets stuck. Schizophrenia has shallow valleys - neural activity roams too freely.
Cannabis smoking makes numerous changes to the epigenome that last even after a person stops smoking, which may negatively affect future health tinyurl.com/488z3vyk
Can functional annotations improve polygenic scores (PGS) for cardiometabolic traits? In @HGGAdvances' latest article, the authors provide insight into using these annotations as a means of enhancing PGS accuracy across populations. Read more: cell.com/hgg-advances/f… #ASHG