Rail mishap model explains DNA test significance to students
WOMEN AND CHILD HEALTH EXPO Focus on debunking myths that lead to health problems for women and children
LUCKNOW: At first glance, the model of a woman on the rail track appears to be a recreation of an accident scene but it is actually used to explain to students how DNA helps identify the cause of death in such incidents.
“Today science has evolved and one can ascertain whether the person died in an accident or was murdered,” said the moderator at the women and child health expo, part of the India International Science Festival, at the Scientific Convention Centre, explaining about the model that attracted students the most. The models include different topics such as nutrition, structure of the eye and even insects in large size to help students understand how they all work.
The rail accident model has been made with an eye on details about rail tracks.
The woman (mannequin) has been placed just between the tracks. The moderator explains to the students how to identify the cause of death and which test can reveal the cause .
Dr Ashalatha Radhakrishnan from Kerala, a professor in neurology who organised the expo, said there were lectures too on different medical topics by experts . She said that women and children were most vulnerable to diseases, hence the focus of the expo was on their health.
The stalls and posters at the expo narrate in simple language how can health should be maintained with the right nutrition. The exhibition also has specimens of the human body, self-explanatory posters, animations and videos that one could play by pressing a button.
The focus is also on debunking myths and wrong beliefs that lead to health problems for women and children such as iron and vitamin deficiency and malnutrition . “Correct nutrition and better life is possible without much effort. Just know the right way to eat,” said Dr Radhakrishnan.
The expo will continue till October 20, running between 10 am to 7 pm.