A Dog’s Life
Although it’s not accurate that for every human year a dog ages 7 years (that’s just the puppy years and it varies by breed), our best friends have much shorter […]
Category Archives: Biology
Liquid Aging
When I was running on the cross country team in high school, there was a runner who swore off soda because he thought it reduced his heart-lung capacity. Later, I […]
Is Cancer Trying to Help Us?
I recently signed a card for a friend of mine battling cancer. I wrote, “Fight that fight. We are all in your corner.” That kind of language is inherent in […]
The Skinny On Calorie Restriction
Last week in my post about the Rate-of-Living Theory of why we age, I expected to tell readers that caloric restriction works for yeast, worms, and rodents, but had never […]
Theories of Aging- Rate-of-Living Theory
My dad and I used to watch the Indianapolis 500 Race each Memorial day. Three and a half hours and 200 laps of excitement. It always happened on Sunday, so we ate […]
The Secret Life of Trees
On my vacation, I made a point to visit the Sequoias in Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove and Sequoia National Park. While taking pictures of the giant General Sherman, or ensconced in […]
Theories of Aging- It’s Not a Tumor
What is the difference between a tumor cell and a normal one? Among other things, cancerous tumor cells divide indefinitely without damage to the cell. How does this happen?: A little thing […]
Theories of Aging- This Cell Will Self-Destruct…
In an earlier post I discussed one of Alaska’s Pacific salmon. They have a life cycle that appears to benefit their species. They are born in streams, travel to the ocean where there […]
Theories of Aging- Errors Kill
While there is no unified theory about what causes aging in living things, there is speculation. The first theory I’ll cover in this series of posts, Theories of Aging, is […]
The Inflammation Age
The New York Times recently reported that over 75% of Americans have some form of gum disease. I’m one of those Americans. Even though I have my teeth cleaned by […]
The Phoenix Series 