One of the new words I picked up while reading Survival of the Sickest was transposon. Wikipedia describes transposons as:
sequences of DNA that can move around to different positions within the genome of a single cell, a process called transposition. In the process, they can cause mutations and change the amount of DNA in [...]

Tags: epigenetics, genetics, Survival of the Sickest, transposons

I wrote a long time ago about epigenetics. Here’s an article from today’s Science Daily regarding epigenetics and male infertility.
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) suggest epigenetics, or the way DNA is processed and expressed, may be the underlying cause for male infertility.
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Attention is now focused on epigenetic changes. Epigenetic [...]

Tags: epigenetics, genetics, genotype, infertility, phenotype

I was involved in a conversation this past weekend that turned to genetics and how overweight people are genetically inclined for such because, in this case, they are missing the brain’s ability to respond to leptin. First, I pointed out that the person misunderstood last week’s report on leptin. It’s not that the [...]

Tags: genetics

On Art DeVany’s blog, he recently posted a link to a long conversation that he had with Charles Staley. It was an interesting interview regarding Art’s work on his Evolutionary Fitness model.
Link to Art DeVany’s Blog
Link to mp3 on Charles Staley’s site
A few of the more interesting tidbits of the discussion:
- DeVany broke down [...]

Tags: Art DeVany, Charles Staley, Fitness, genetics