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August 1, 2013

How Parasites Almost Saved Yul Brenner's Life

The Six-Point Inspection, offer readers with very helpful capsule summaries and reviews of science and technology books exploring complex and nuanced ideas. For those of us who like to knock one back every so often, they also helpfully provide “cocktail...

July 31, 2013

Dickson D. Despommier on How Parasites Can Prevent Disease

In following excerpt from People, Parasites, and Plowshares: Learning from Our Body’s Most Terrifying Invaders, Dickson D. Despommier examines how some parasites might reduce the chance to suffer from other diseases: Some of the most interesting findings with regard to...

July 30, 2013

Dickson D. Despommier on What We Can Learn from Parasites

“Despite all our efforts, the parasites still have the upper hand. The question is: Do we have to sit there and take it like all the other hapless host species on our planet? Or can we use our ingenuity and...

June 30, 2013

Dickson D. Despommier on What We Can Learn from Parasites

“Despite all our efforts, the parasites still have the upper hand. The question is: Do we have to sit there and take it like all the other hapless host species on our planet? Or can we use our ingenuity and...

May 17, 2012

An excerpt from The Epigenetics Revolution, by Nessa Carey

An excerpt from Nessa Carey’s excellent introduction to and explanation of the field of epigenetics, The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance.

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Tag: biology

How Parasites Almost Saved Yul Brenner's Life

Dickson D. Despommier on How Parasites Can Prevent Disease

Dickson D. Despommier on What We Can Learn from Parasites

Dickson D. Despommier on What We Can Learn from Parasites

An excerpt from The Epigenetics Revolution, by Nessa Carey