The Gold-Immortality Link
Alchemy is an early forerunner of chemistry said to have developed within Babylonian Culture. It was such an attractive discipline, it passed through Egypt, the Islamic world and China before […]
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 […]
Killing Death- Could Not Be Determined
Now that I’m starting my new series, Theories of Aging, I thought I would end the Killing Death Series. As you can see in the image above, I’ve discussed how, and […]
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 […]
Killing Death- Pending Investigation
Note: This blog is part of an ongoing series examining the manners of death on the Alaska death certificate and exploring what it might take to abolish them. Even if […]
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 […]
Pleistocene Park, Alaska
What would it be like to hunt a woolly mammoth? I’m not talking about going back in time. I’m talking about genetic engineering that could bring an extinct species back […]
Looking for Lost Days
Nothing seems as unchangeable as the march of time, but it’s measurement has changed. I always knew the world’s calendars varied in accuracy and they’d been updated from time to […]
Some Like It Hot
My boyfriend and I are big fans of Thai restaurants. It’s a good thing because Fairbanks, Alaska seems to have more Thai restaurants than any other cuisine. Our orders are […]
The Phoenix Series 