In this post from The New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds discusses the study that helped in understanding that benefits of exercise include gene expression: We all know that exercise can make us fitter and reduce our risk for illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. But just how, from start to finish, a run or a bike ride might translate into a healthier life has remained ... Continue Reading
Your Culture Affects Your Genetic Makeup
The way we eat, cook, explore and interact with others can influence our genetic makeup, says Jason G Goldman in this post from BBC. So how will modern culture shape our children? You shouldn't be able to drink milk. Your ancestors couldn't. It is only in the last 9,000 years that human adults have gained that ability without becoming ill. Children could manage it, but it ... Continue Reading
HOT TOPIC: Emerging Science Of Nutrigenomics
The correlation between nutrition and genes is currently a hot topic for worldwide research. The scientific community is looking for a way to pair our genetic background with our nutritional consumptions in order to gain optimal health. The only way to comprehend the possibility of this match is to have a vision and look into the future of health. The first step in obtaining ... Continue Reading
Science of Re-programming Your DNA and Language of Genes
Russian scientists have played it smarter than their Western contemporaries when it comes to DNA, or so is the claim of Grazyna Fosar and Franz Bludorf in their article on wakeup-world.com. The two reported that Western folk made a sad assumption claiming only 10% of human genes are functional and important, but named the remaining 90% “junk DNA.” That assumption is ... Continue Reading