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You Are What You Eat - Genetically Modified Food
Whenever we sit down to eat, we assume that the foods we consume are good for us, like milk, vegetables, fruits, and grains. Well, think again. In the last decade the foods we know (corn, tomato, potato, soybean, strawberries) have drastically changed due to the introduction of genetically modified (another word is genetically engineered) organisms in 1994. Over 60% of the items on your local grocery store shelves these days are genetically modified, and these items are not labeled as such. On the surface, these genetically modified foods look and taste similar to what we ate before 1994, b ...
Author: Patty Apostolides
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How to Supercharge Your Energy Levels through Exercise
Your energy levels will depend on several factors, including genetics, nutrition, sleep habits, and emotional stress. Some of these you have no control over But there is one VERY important factor that you do have control over and that is your ability to take part in physical exercise. Need a source of vast power and energy? Look no further than your gym. The link between physical fitness and energy is so strong, that doctors have lately been prescribing exercise as treatment for chronic fatigue, depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and insomnia, for instance. ...
Author: Paul Reeve
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NIH plans to sequence cow genome
The National Institutes of Health revealed Tuesday it plans to begin sequencing the genome or the layout of the genes of the cow as early as September, a project officials said could lead to a better understanding of the genetic basis for human health and disease. "By comparing the human genome with the genomes of different organisms, we can better understand the structure and function of human genes and thereby develop new strategies in the battle against human disease," National Human Genome Research Institute Director Dr. Francis S. Collins said in a written statement. Project to sequence cow genes OKd MSNBC Baylor has a cow in genome project
United States : Humane genome decoded
On April 14th, the International consortium encharged of sequencing the human genome announced the end of the humane genome project, since the latter has been nearly completed (up to 98%). An event already celebrated in February 2001 when the journals Nature and Science published 90% of its sequence. The end of the project comes two years earlier than planned but exactly fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA!
Jules Verne, here we come
A joint US-Japan project dug deep this past week. Very deep. Scientists with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have been drilling in the mid atlantic ocean bed, hoping to bring back a core sample of the intriguingly named Mohorovicic discontinuity. This is the boundary between the thin rocky crust we live on and the hot plastic mantle beneath. They actually came within about 1,000 feet of the mantle on this attempt, and hope to break through on a future try. Science.Ars covers that as well as new insights into our genetic make-up gleaned from the Human Genome Project. There's even some rather surprising news on one unexpected benefit of smoking marijuana. Take a deep breath and read on.
Genetics, DNA Extraction and the Human Genome Project - Naked Scientists 05.11.20
This week we unravel the secrets of DNA as Darren Grafham discusses the importance of sequencing genomes and how the Human Genome Project has improved medicine, Mike Majerus reveals why we look different from worms despite sharing genetic information, Anna Lacey interviews BBC producer Mike Salisbury about the new David Attenborough series, Life in the Undergrowth, and Kitchen Science goes back to school for a live DNA extraction experiment.
Opinion: Decoding Health Insurance - From the Human Genome Project to Universal Health Care
Excerpt: "[The] ability to predict illness is the potential for discrimination ... if confidential health information is released. Unfortunately the chances of such a breach of privacy occurring, despite lip service by politicians to prevent it legislatively, are probably inevitable. Not only is microarray technology easily accessible, but for-profit private insurance companies have strong incentives to use it to protect their bottom lines by denying service, claims or even coverage." (The New York Times; one-time registration required)
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Building A Better Body, One Brick At A Time
Copyright 2005 Tom Venuto
The quest to develop a stunningly fit, lean and attractive body is a long, slow journey. It's not something you achieve overnight by popping a few pills or strapping an electric gizmo to your belly.
Which reminds me, did you know that by the time the FTC finally blew the whistle on the electronic ab belt scam, the makers of those "ab zappers" had swindled over $100 million dollars from unsuspecting consumers? Fortunately, some of those companies had to pay it back, and then some! The FTC charged three companies - Fast Abs, Ab Tronic and Ab Energizer - w ...
Author: Tom Venuto, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
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Rooibos
REGULAR ROOIBOS TEA VERSUS GREEN ROOIBOS TEA - ROOIBOS TEA has taken the world by storm. Both fermented and unfermented Rooibos tea are primarily sold as a health drink however, it is also used as a raw material in the cosmetic industry. Green Rooibos Tea is the unfermented version of Rooibos Tea and it has a lighter, fruitier taste than regular Rooibos tea. Rooibos tea lacks the astringent taste of normal tea and green tea. - The unfermented Rooibos emerged in response to recent interest in the health benefits linked to the antioxidants found in tea. Green Rooibos extract in pa ...
Author: Ansie Earle
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Alzheimer Disease and Antioxidants
At the present time, one out of ten adults have some form of Alzheimer disease. According to Dr. Greengard, Director of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research at the Rockefeller University, that number is expected to strike up to three times as many in the coming decades. Alzheimer's is considered a disease of the elderly and with the average lifespan of the US population rising to 74, a solution to the medical problem is being sought. For Scientists the largest concern is what causes Alzheimer's and how can it be eradicated. For possible victims and their families it is how do we ...
Author: Aaron Cummings
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