Archive for May, 2009
General News From the World of Science
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Today’s blog is just a gathering of things I’ve learned recently while perusing the numerous journals I subscribe to.
A recent issue of The Lancet published a study that says that if your BMI (body mass index) is 30-35 which is the definition of moderate obesity, you can expect to have 2-4 years cut off of your [...]
Correlation & Causation – Genetics versus Epigenetics/Metabolomics
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009People ask me why I am not all that excited about genetic testing. I think the following explanation from Dr. H. Frederik Nijhout, Department of Biology, Duke University puts it my thoughts together perfectly. He talks about genes and what they really do and how our behavior and environment are as important, if not more [...]