Sulfated steroids and RNA-mediated identity codes
Summary: In two studies of human pheromones we linked a mixture of androsterone and androstenol to increased flirtatious behavior and reports of increased attraction to […]
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Et tu, Michael Stoddart
How our NOSE shaped the human race: Ancestors lost their ability to detect sex pheromones to make men more faithful – and create the stable […]
Modeling conserved microRNA expression
Insects as models to study the epigenetic basis of disease Excerpt: “…selected insects can be used as models for human diseases with an epigenetic component […]
Implicating microRNAs in cancer
Genome-wide CRISPR Screen in a Mouse Model of Tumor Growth and Metastasis Reported as: In vivo CRISPR-Cas9 screen sheds light on cancer metastasis and tumor […]
Rejecting what is known about viral microRNAs and nutrient-dependent microRNAs
Of Cells and Limits Leonard Hayflick has been unafraid to speak his mind, whether it is to upend a well-entrenched dogma or to challenge the […]
Nutritional epigenetics, exercise, and immune system integrity
Anti-inflammatory mechanism of dieting and fasting revealed Summary: Researchers have found that a compound produced by the body when dieting or fasting can block a […]
Are viruses microRNAs? (2)
The role of microRNAs in cell type differentiation can be compared in the context of the role of viruses and mutations that cause cancer. Facts […]
Are viruses microRNAs?
Evolution of Intelligent Viruses and Jumping Genes Conclusion: “…it is intelligent warfare between mobile genetic elements and the epigenetic responses of the cell that, most […]
Paleogenetics becomes paleoepigenetics
Neanderthal genetics landscape reveals key differences with humans By Kate Allen Excerpt: “More than anything else, the study opens up new avenues of inquiry. Paleogenetics, itself […]
Svante Paabo et al: the end of evolutionary theory
Nutrient-dependent pheromone-controlled ecological adaptations: from atoms to ecosystems My “…atoms to ecosystems approach continues to be based on some speculation, but it is largely based on […]