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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- Do YOU want to live forever?

April 9, 2014by lalancaster 2 Comments

A few years ago, a Reader’s Digest poll asked people all over the world to answer one simple question: Do YOU want to live forever? As a science fiction author […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality

Healing Broken Hearts

March 1, 2014by lalancaster 1 Comment

With Valentine’s Day not that far behind us, I thought I’d share two fascinating techniques researchers are developing to help patients heal after heart attacks that I could also use […]

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Biology, Genetics

The New Cell on the Block

February 10, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

Until recently, the scientific community relied on two main types of stem cells for research, embryonic and adult stem cells. A new discovery could put them both out of business. […]

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Biology, Immortality

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