


Epigenetics – ‘Junk Genes’ Responsible for Regulating the Genes Themselves.
Epigenetics, the study of ‘junk genes’, has made science realize they actually regulate the genes themselves. They are at the origin of ‘gene expression’, turning genes ‘on’ and ‘off.’ We’ve discussed how DNA has a...
Transposable Elements and Jumping Genes – Genes are Not Immutable but rather Plastic
Transposable elements also known as jumping genes have literally reversed our understanding of the immutable gene. We now know that genes possess the quality of ever-changing plasticity. I’m going to revisit the 98.5 percent of junk DNA that is anything but. The...
Stem Cells and Differentiation: the Core of your Body’s 24/7/365 Regeneration Process
Stem Cells: Life starts with one cell and this one cell develops into 400+ different types of cells: Skin, gut, brain … and these stem cells do it all your life. They do it just in time … every time. As we discuss stem cells and dissect pieces of the...
Apoptosis – Programmed Cell Death, even before Birth
Apoptosis is the programmed death of billions of cells in your body every day … even before birth. Without this death, there wouldn’t be life. Cells don’t live forever in the human body; they have different life spans based on the type and function of the...
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