Zombie Genes
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, […]
Tag Archives: The Phoenix Gene Novel
Healing With Stem Cells- Somatic Cells
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. […]
Stereotypes and Racism
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. […]
Results-What Kind of Immortal Are You?
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 […]
Poll-What Kind of Immortal Are You?
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 […]
Finding the Right Names
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 […]
The Phoenix Gene- Chapter 1
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 […]
