Posts Tagged ‘Genes’
The bacteria that plague us during an infection are never quite the same as the ones that entered our body to begin with. With the ability to grow rapidly and swap genes, they can quickly adapt to our immune defences and the drugs we throw at them. Evolution is the greatest weapon that infectious bacteria [...]
New kids on the block
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
A decade after the Human Genome Project, which provided new insights into genes and novel tools to explore them, biotechnology companies are using that knowledge to develop cutting-edge therapies and technologies.
Why Woman Have Issues With Losing Belly Fat
Monday, September 7th, 2009
Is it your parents fault your fat or is there other contributing factors… With age comes a schedule that tends to slow down your day to day activities and in turn can and will contribute to weight gain and early aging. This is where your genes come in as no matter what you do you still have hereditary parts of you that have some control over your body and those genes may be part of what’s causing you to get that jelly belly more than anywhere else. You can fight the masses and losing bell
Building Muscle Fast – Can You Conquer Your Skinny Gene
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Like many guys out there I was born with the skinny gene. Unlike many of my friends it seemed like is just stopped growing halfway through puberty and although my dad is quite a big guy my moms skinny genes crept in somewhere. If you are a skinny guy, building muscle can be a real challenge. Gaining weight and sculpting your body can be a real tough challenge, but this does not mean it can’t be done. In fact, many of the top bodybuilding champs started off with a less than ideal body shape.
To Whom Does the World Belong?
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Book: Genes, Bytes and Emissions: To Whom Does the World Belong? Ed. by Silke Helfrich. Heinrich Boll Foundation, 2009 “The book was edited by Silke Helfrich and published by the Heinrich Boell Foundation; Helfrich is the former director of the Foundation’s Mexico City office, which hosted a major conference, Citizenship and Commons, in December 2006. The collection, whose title in English is To Whom Does the World Belong? offers a thoughtful and provocative array of viewpoints on the commons