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Results-Would You Share Immortality?

August 22, 2016by lalancaster 1 Comment

Seven days ago, I asked my readers what they would do if they discovered a “cure” for mortality that would keep people alive (and healthy) indefinitely. I was pretty sure […]

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Immortality, Polls

Computer Literacy and Age

December 11, 2015by lalancaster 2 Comments

In my day job, I help members of the public complete online applications. I’ve noticed that generally, older people are more likely to have trouble working with the computer. I tell them […]

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Aging, Biology, Culture and Society

A New Alien Invasion?

December 8, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

What do you think of when I say “science fiction.” Most people think of stories of human space exploration, or the reverse, space aliens invading earth. But what if the […]

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Biology, Genetics

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

Poll-What Kind of Immortal Are You?

August 26, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

Pretend for a moment you are a character in my novel. You have a rare gene that allows you to die and come back to life, rejuvenated. Once you discover […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality, Polls

Finding the Right Names

August 12, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

The Phoenix Alliance. The Phoenix Council. I was playing around with a name that would represent a group of immortals in my novel. They do come together to vote and […]

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Culture and Society, Writing Science Fiction

The Phoenix Gene- Chapter 1

August 1, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

To celebrate the beginning of my fourth draft of my in-progress novel, the Phoenix Gene, I’m posting a more complete version of Chapter One. You can also find it under the […]

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The Phoenix Gene, A Novel, Uncategorized

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