13Nov 2023 by Post

Epigenetics: Performing the Genome

cadenza, central dogma, coda, Current Biology, diet, DNA, EMBO Reports, environment, epigenetics, Evolution, exercise, Frank Gannon, Frankenstein, genome, Intelligent Design, John Innes Centre, Life Sciences, lifestyle, low oxygen, mental habits, middle C, mind, mood, mutations, pianist, piano, RNA, Serengeti, tempo, University of Georgia, Van Cliburn, Vladimir Horowitz, zebra, zebra finch, zebrafish
Epigenetics is surpassing genetics in distinction, just as the pianist gets the applause and not the piano. Source
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31Jan 2023 by Post

End of the Road for Radical Individual “Re-Creationism”? Not So Fast

Alexandre Baril, body integrity identity disorder, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Connecticut, Culture & Ethics, eyesight, gender ideology, Leon Kass, lifestyle, limbs, Medicine, Middletown, National Post, Quebec, re-creationism, spinal cords, transability, transableism, transgenderism, University of Ottawa, Wesleyan University
Transableism is a relatively new term for what is known as BIID, for “body integrity identity disorder.” Source
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30Aug 2022 by Post

“Anything Goes” Reproduction Gathers Steam

BioEdge, bioethics, biotechnology, Brave New World, cosmetic surgery, dystopia, egg cells, embryos, experimentation, Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority, illness, lifestyle, medical professionals, Medicine, public opinion, restorative procedures, science, selective reduction, stem cells, The Guardian, United Kingdom
Medicine isn’t just about curing illness anymore. It is also a resource facilitating lifestyle enablement and the fulfillment of subjective personal desires. Source
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