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It’s All Relative

January 23, 2016by lalancaster Leave a comment

What is my grandfather’s brother called? I think he’s my great uncle but I’m not sure. I wanted to write this post while it’s still fresh in my mind so […]

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Culture and Society

Sun Spots and Age Spots

January 26, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

It’s northern light season here in Fairbanks. I see them sometimes when I run outside to my outhouse and run back (it’s -35 F right now). Most displays last a […]

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Aging, Biology

A Dog’s Life

November 7, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

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 […]

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Aging, Biology

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

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

Poll Results- Who wants to live forever?

April 17, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

The results are in! Last week I asked you and the rest of the internet, “Would YOU like to live forever?” It was a short time frame, but I managed […]

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Aging, Culture and Society, Death, Immortality

How long should we live? Part III- Continued

October 29, 2013by lalancaster Leave a comment

Yesterday, I broke my post into three sections. I continue today with ecological effects of the increasing human life span. Ecological-  Lynx are predators that hunt snowshoe hares almost exclusively. […]

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Biology, Immortality

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