


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...
Cells … About 100 trillion of them and we have a Human Body
Yes, you and I are an amalgam of these billions of billions of cells working together, each with its own cell life cycle integrated into this massive functioning ‘human body’ we call life. You have roughly thirty trillion red blood cells that circuit your...
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