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Dec 13, 2011, 10:36 am
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I recently heard a talk by Lone Frank (author of the book “My Beautiful Genome” where during the discussion after the talk, she made the point that we should not hide the fact that eugenics is coming. She continued to specify that we are talking about pers... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 4:38 am
Professor Moran at Sandwalk who is relentlessly responding to (the same) intelligent design claims. It’s a battle that may never be won. Beliefs based on faith is impossible to argue rationally against. Converting them to science is doing it the right way – but, no doubt – the hard way.
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Jul 1, 2011, 1:35 pm
This paper is dedicated to my friend Marcello Masci,
by whom I was told that Cem-Tech exist, even … in Italy!
Argument of large discussion, water memory is till now, 1 July 2011, a conjecture.
In fact, nobody has demonstrated that water is capable of retaining a memory (I like to add also INFORM... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2011, 3:48 am
Introduction.
Living organisms have notoriously evolved internal timekeeping mechanisms to synchronize behaviour and physiology with the cycles of day and night. These biological clocks have been found in a lot of organisms, as fungi, fruit flies, hamsters, and humans. The biological clock of humans... Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2010, 5:41 am
Our lab is now ISO-13485 certified. Let me assure you that a lot of hours went into this.
If you for any reason, need a lab to make you a molecular biology diagnostic test, we’re the ones to call. Comment - Like
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Nov 24, 2010, 6:28 am
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There’s a lot of talk about free will these days.
Following these discussions the following questions occur to me:
1. Is will incarcerated ?
2. If so, why ?
You shouldn’t free anything or anyone just on a hunch….
More accurately:
3. Is freedom a term that ca... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2010, 5:38 am
Bosco Ho in this friendfeed discussion:
democracy is great, not because it helps you choose great leaders, but because it helps you get rid of shitty ones. Comment - Like
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Jun 20, 2010, 3:51 pm
For no particular reason, it’s been a while since I have been to a McDonalds. We did go today though and I noticed that McDonalds like many other fast- or processed-food suppliers have started putting %GDA (Guideline Daily Amount) tables on their products. This is the Quarter Pounder one for women... Comment - Like
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May 21, 2010, 8:09 pm
My three favourite junkies (junk-DNA supporters) out there are Professors Dr. Moran, Dr. Gregory and post doc. fellow Dr. White. This week they received a strong argument for their junk-DNA cause, which was this paper on how there appears to have been a lot of noise in some of the larger RNA-studies... Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2010, 7:21 am
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I have accepted a dieting challenge and will give intermittent fasting a try.
The challenge is a twitter-challenge and it’s initiated by @NerdyScienceMom. The challenge is to loose 10 lbs (4,5 kg) by 31. May.
Since I have concluded that the amount of exercise that I have tim... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 6:58 am
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We need to improve the trust in science and scientists. Steven Hill has a recipe for how.
A series of posts on Testing hypotheses…. lists 7 things that would improve trust in science and scientists. This list strikes me as containing all the essentials, and if I may, I’d li... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 5:33 am
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In a democracy, are there any reasons to fear the horror-scenarios of our biotech-future ?
I am listening three audiobooks by Dean Koontz. The books are called Frankenstein (apparently there’s no copyright on that name), and I bought them based on a recommendation from... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction From its initial stage, brain oncological process, occupying space, provokes local circulatory modifications of both hyperemic and ischemic type, secondary to biochemical and/or compressive events. Quantum Biophysical Semeiotics (BS) permits doctor to observe microcirculatory phenome... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction.
Among other well-known biological activities, Growth Hormone (GH) plays an important role in metabolism, as well as in regulating insulin secretion from the b-pancreatic cells, additionally controlling GH-RH secretion (analogously, e.g., thyroid hormone) (1-8).
Interestingly, t... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction.
Microvessels and microcirculation play a paramount role in Quantum Biophysical Semeiotics.
In reality, chaotic-determinist dynamics of the biological systems, present in the three zones, Zone White (health), GreyZone (pre-pathology) and Black Zone (disease) (1-5), are caused by ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Abstract It's evident that neither all people become hypertensive nor all hypertensive patients are suffering from left ventricular impairment as well as from other well-known hypertension-dependent complications, regardless of environmental conditions. Indeed, the existence of biophysical-semeioti... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction.
It is generally admitted that endothelial dysfunction is an important factor in both the onset and the development of atherosclerosis, as I demonstrated in earlier papers two decades ago, from the clinical view-point (1-6).
In fact, endothelium plays a pivotal role in the main... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
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The traditional ethical reasoning when it comes to embryo-sorting, is that sorting out embryos with a certain condition diminishes the value of those already born with this condition. Consequently, by this way of thinking, a selected embryo must have an increased v... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I get mad at anti-vaccers. I get frustrated with extreme conservatives and overly religious people. Not necessarily because of their beliefs, but because of what their beliefs lead them to – like anti-abortion, anti-stem cell research and, in general, anti-technology and anti-science.
But, from n... Comment - Like
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BIOpinionated is two years old today (7/12 2009). Will keep going ! Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
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In our lab we’re setting up the PCA3-test designed to aid prostate cancer diagnostics. The test is representative of many emerging diagnostic tests in that it is a) a supplement to existing testing and b) useful only in a subset of conditions.
The PCA3-test complements re... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
It is a sad truth, but we have lost the faculty of giving lovely names to things. Names are everything. I never quarrel with actions. My one quarrel is with words….The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the only thing he is fit for.
Oscar Wilde, Irish pla... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction.
Since November 2007, I’ve been illustrating in numerous articles the bases of Quantum Biophysical Semeiotics (1-10). Then some famous websites have been helping me in spreading these developments of such physical semeiotics, representing a new physical tool, which proved to be r... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Introduction.
Mutations in parenchimal cell n-DNA and mit-DNA are the the conditio sine qua non of the most common human disorders, like diabetes and cancer, today’s epidaemics (1-17). In fact, all these diseases are based on a particular congenital, functional, mithocondrial cytopathy,... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Sirs,
In my opinion, there are a lot of fascinating papers on diabetes, but not useful at all in GPs day-to- day practice, since primary prevention ON VERY LARGE SCALE is far better than therapy, also in diabetic field, and GP role is central in such as enterprise!
Primary Prevention must be... Comment - Like
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