Edward
10/15/2013
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Author: Edward
Real patient experiences
An ounce of prevention…
Wired article argues that slowing aging is better policy than treating disease. That is like saying it is better to avoid traffic accidents than to just crash and repair cars. Duh!
Edward
10/15/2013
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What are stem cells, really?
I explain what a stem cell is, why they are so important, and how killing my own may have resulted in a permanent change to my fat cells.
Edward
10/11/2013
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Ashkenazi Jews may be descended from Europeans who converted
study of Ashkenazi Jews living more than 100 years found one thing for certain.
Higher telomerase activity was strongly correlated with making it to 100 years.
Edward
10/09/2013
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The 2013 Nobel Prize – “Vesicles and traffic” – explained
I believe the Nobel Prize committee is really recognizing the sentiment that I ended the book with:
“I believe that when we can understand the behavior of cells more like the behavior of social insects, then we will be even closer to wisdom.”
Edward
10/08/2013
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One step closer to understanding telomerase
TERRA, a non-coding RNA molecule that associates with telomeres like the hair on corn (sort of), may be what attracts the telomerase to damaged ends, like colors of flowers attract bees.
Edward
10/07/2013
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