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February Science Answer

February 1, 2017by lalancaster 1 Comment

How many people have had their genes sequenced since the Human Genome Project was complete? 5 years ago- a very small number of human genomes had been sequenced Two years […]

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Genetics, Writing Science Fiction

February Science Question- Gene Sequencing

February 1, 2017by lalancaster 1 Comment

How many people have had their genes sequenced since the Human Genome Project was complete? Credibility is vital in science fiction novels. I went cold when I realized that I didn’t know […]

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Genetics, Writing Science Fiction

Age of Reason vs. the Information Age

December 22, 2016by lalancaster 3 Comments

Since I am writing a science fiction novel with some nearly immortal characters, I get to have fun conversations with them. Here is a portion of one: “Robert, why don’t you […]

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Culture and Society, The Phoenix Gene, A Novel, Writing Science Fiction

Are You Privileged? Recent History May Tell

October 22, 2016by lalancaster 3 Comments

I’m reminded of that old question. If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would you choose? If you are privileged, most of the recent historical figures […]

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Culture and Society, Writing Science Fiction

The Language of Longevity

September 23, 2016by lalancaster 2 Comments

If someone from Elizabethan England were still living, would they find themselves saying, “What think ye?” rather than “What do you think?” As a novelist, I have to make a […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality, The Phoenix Gene, A Novel, Writing Science Fiction

Photographic Memory- Fact or Fiction?

October 23, 2015by lalancaster 2 Comments

I initially thought that my protagonist should have a photographic memory. It would be interesting for someone 250+ years old to remember almost anything he’d seen with high accuracy. He […]

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Culture and Society, The Phoenix Gene, A Novel, Writing Science Fiction

Healing With Stem Cells-STAP Cells

August 13, 2015by lalancaster 4 Comments

For the novel I’m writing, I need a stem cell that can form inside the human body and rejeuvenate and heal characters. iPS cells, the ones I reported on last […]

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Biology, Stem Cells, Writing Science Fiction

Human Immortality In Literature

July 9, 2015by lalancaster 2 Comments

People have always dreamed about immortality. The Epic of Gilgamesh, 4,000 years old and thought to be the first work of literature in human history, is the tale of a […]

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Immortality, Writing Science Fiction

Stereotypes and Racism

January 19, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

Recently, the science fiction community was stunned by a revelation of racism. This week I’ll take a break from writing about the science of aging and talk a little sociology. […]

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Culture and Society, Writing Science Fiction

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