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POPSScientists crack 'entire genetic code' of cancer I hope these scientists aren't related to the Climate Change ones but, indeed, this sounds so promising. But then also, when the treatments ultimately reach the average person, surely it will be too expensive or potential recipients too sick to be covered by the Health Care Bill. :~(
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POPSThe Achilles’ Heel of Aging § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM Twenty years ago, if you’d suggested to a parlor full of erudite doctors and professors that something as complicated as aging might be controlled by a small set of genes, you would have been laughed out of the room. But that was precisely what Drs. Cynthia Kenyon, Tom Johnson, and Gary Ruvkun demonstrated in their landmark studies of the roundworm C. elegans in the 1990s. Now, thanks to those trailblazers and my mentor, Dr. Lenny Guarente, we have isolated those genes and discovered ways to tweak them to our advantage.
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POPSLearn.Genetics Great site for. check out the CELL SIZE AND SCALE section - fun and educative.
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POPSThe Benefits of L-Methylfolate in Treating Folic Acid Deficiency Aan extremely highly absorbable form of Folic Acid (also known as Folate) called L-Methylfolate, which can help offset polymorphisms and mutated genes that inhibit one's ability to metabolize Folic Acid. Anyone with elevated homocysteine levels or who has had elevated homocysteine levels should be checked to see if the polymorphism is present. In these affected individuals, supplementation with L-Methylfolate may help reduce the risk of an entire array of diseases, including Alzheimer's, cancer, heart disease, stroke, coronary artery disease, and more.
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POPSA Giant Virus Discovery Trumps SciFi Some viruses become so large that other viruses can infect them, tiny super-specialized parasites piggy-backing their genetic code on their huge cousins. Others simply fail, their patchwork genomes not up to the challenges of the environment. The Marseillevirus has stolen ten percent of its chromosomes from bacteria it once infected, and anther five percent from the amoebic host of the party. It's even infiltrated other giant viruses, taking parts of the mimivirus for its own purposes. Don't worry about any mass-media scare stories: this thing is no threat to us and there isn't a shred of evidence to suggest otherwise. Not that the latter necessarily affects the former.
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POPSYour Brain On Words There is no one brain part which when taken away would suddenly rob you of your ability to read. We rely on the same old brain — the same brain that we inherited from our Homo Sapiens ancestors 200,000 years ago when they appeared in Africa. This means that the same brain that hunted wildlife and walked thru Ice Ages is the same brain that can now read a book a day.
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POPSROUND-UP.....to Extinction Declining competition in the seed business could lead to price hikes that ripple out to every family's dinner table. That's because the corn flakes you had for breakfast, soda you drank at lunch and beef stew you ate for dinner likely were produced from crops grown with Monsanto's patented genes. Monsanto's methods are spelled out in a series of confidential commercial licensing agreements obtained by the AP. The contracts, as long as 30 pages, include basic terms for the selling of engineered crops resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, along with shorter supplementary agreements that address new Monsanto traits or other contract amendments.
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POPSGenetically Modified CONTROL Steve Silberman sends us "A major AP expose of how Monsanto uses secret licensing agreements for its genetically manipulated crops to squeeze smaller seed companies, lock out competition, and keep food prices high.". Monsanto's methods are spelled out in a series of confidential commercial licensing agreements obtained by the AP. The contracts, as long as 30 pages, include basic terms for the selling of engineered crops resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, along with shorter supplementary agreements that address new Monsanto traits or other contract amendments...
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POPSWhy antidepressants don't work for so many people More: The biochemical events that ultimately result in depression actually start in the development and functioning of neurons. "The medications have been focusing on the effect, not the cause," she said. "That's why it takes so long for them to work and why they aren't effective for so many people." Her animal model of depression did not show dramatic differences in the levels of genes controlling neurotransmitters functions. "If depression was related to neurotransmitter activity, we would have seen that," she said. Her findings in depressed rats, she said, are very likely applicable to humans. "The similarities between these regions of the human and rodent brain are remarkable," Redei explained. "The hippocampus and amygdala are part of the so-called ancient lizard brain that controls survival and are the same in even primitive organisms."
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POPS Different Causes Of Bipolar Disorder Hormones and neurotransmitters — or brain chemicals like serotonin — are also believed to play a role in developing bipolar disorder. People with bipolar disorder have disturbances in the areas of the brain that control mood, but researchers are unsure if that is a cause or a result of the disease.
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POPSWhat's Your Underlying Condition? "Deep in our genes, there may very well be another underlying condition that determines in part whether a virus will cause us mild or no disease, or severe illness and death."
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POPSOpposites 'really do attract' "Picking a genetically dissimilar mate increases the chances that any resultant child will have a more diverse genetic make-up which has been linked to the development of a strong immune system, better able to resist disease" Previous Studies have shown the taking the contraceptive pill results in women being attracted to genetically similar men
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POPSPart ONE: Whats WRONG with AMERICA
H is for Health insurance (or lack thereof) – Just another financial scam to enslave Americans in a medical police state while denying them access to real health services. I is for Intellectual Property laws – Corporations already own patents on 20% of the human genome, including your genes. J is for Junk food – Is it junk? Or is it food? It looks like food, but nourishes like junk. Let’s all eat some more… K is for Krispy Kreme doughnuts – Because as long as we’re all gonna be clinically obese, we might as well die with a smile on our faces and donut powder on our lips. L is for corporate Lies – Just when you thought they ran out of ‘em, they miraculously come up with new ones. (http://www.naturalnews.com/027483_S…) M is for Mainstream Media and Mammograms – The Mainstream Media pushes mammograms, a brilliant technology for causing breast cancer and heart damage. N is for National debt – It’ll never be paid off, but it’s fun to watch it expand. I wonder what happens
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POPSAmericans Marry 'Other Species' I was unable to clip the video that goes along with this text, so you'll have to go to the source. I love the expression on the Faux News Bimbo's face as she tries to wrap what little brain she has around what this loon Kilmeade is saying.
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