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Theories of Aging- Rate-of-Living Theory

October 5, 2014by lalancaster 1 Comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

The Secret Life of Trees

September 25, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology, Immortality

Theories of Aging- It’s Not a Tumor

July 25, 2014by lalancaster 2 Comments

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

Theories of Aging- This Cell Will Self-Destruct…

July 18, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology, Genetics

Theories of Aging- Errors Kill

July 4, 2014by lalancaster 2 Comments

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

The Inflammation Age

June 21, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology, Culture and Society, Genetics

Pleistocene Park, Alaska

June 13, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Biology, Genetics

Some Like It Hot

May 29, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

The Blood-Youth Link

May 8, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

  The mythic link between blood and youth is strong. Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614) is thought to be one of the most prolific serial killers and was rumored to […]

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Aging, Biology

Killing Death- Natural Causes

March 31, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

Earlier in this series I mentioned I work in an Alaskan state government office and I take in copies of Death Certificates. By far, the decedents are over fifty and […]

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Biology, Culture and Society, Death

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