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Zombie Genes

July 7, 2016by lalancaster Leave a comment

Do genes just shut off after death, the way a car engine quits running as soon as it’s out of gas? New studies suggest some genes don’t die right away, […]

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Death, Genetics

Healing With Stem Cells- Somatic Cells

July 17, 2015by lalancaster Leave a comment

Stem cells are un-specialized cells which can divide many times before becoming specialized. Since these cells were discovered, it’s left us wondering what they could do if we harnessed them. […]

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Biology, Stem Cells

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

Results-What Kind of Immortal Are You?

September 19, 2014by lalancaster Leave a comment

The results are in! Two weeks ago, I created a novel-based poll, What Kind of Immortal Are You? I asked readers to vote which secret society they would join if they […]

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Culture and Society, Immortality

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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