The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, a CSIR body, on Wednesday claimed Ayurveda is based on a foundation of scientific facts, and claims to have established that the Ayurveda concepts of Vaata, Pita and Kapha have molecular basis.Ayurveda believes diseases are based on ‘doshas’, which CCMB says it has established scientifically by its discovery that 52 genes may be responsible for specifying the individual’s doshas or prakritis.The collaborative six-year study of over 3,400 people is the first such genome-wide one to establish correlation between Ayurvedic Prakriti classifications with genomic diversity.CCMB director Dr Ch Mohan Rao said, “This study should be able to identify the prakriti of a person based on his or her genome. This is a major breakthrough linking our ancient wisdom with modern science.”