Dr. Niraj Rai is one of the world's foremost archaeogeneticists and molecular biologists. He is the group Head of the Ancient DNA Lab at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow. He did his PhD from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad.
Dr Niraj was one of authors of consequential paper published in 2019 in one of the world’s most prestigious publication (CELL). It was based on the DNA successfully extracted by Niraj and his team from a 2500 year old woman’s skeletal found in Rakhigarhi, Haryana which was the largest site of Indus-Sarasvati Valley or Harappa Civilisation.
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01:43 Modi’s Genome Project
04:19 Big problem with Intra Caste Marriages
08:36 India’s Infertility crisis & DNA
11:32 Genetic testing in India
14:03 Gut microbiome of Indians has changed
17:38 Milk supremacy
19:28 Eat traditional diet - what about Protein?
22:09 Why Indians have B12, D3 deficiency
23:36 How much Protein to eat
25:45 Variety in DNA of Indians
27:07 Jews & Indians - diabetes problem
29:05 How fast our genetic expression changes
32:01 Why Skin colour of Indians is different
34:54 Case study of Nagas in villages Vs Cities
40:00 Beware of influencers giving diet advice
43:38 Alcohol & Hangover is linked to DNA
49:00 Listen to this before taking Paracetamol
51:50 Don’t force kids to drink milk
56:48 How parents can produce healthy babies
1:02:56 Advice to Government