Monthly Archives: February 2014

http://ift.tt/1dGYBmg Interplay of Acetyltransferase EP300 and the Proteasome System in Regulating Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 Cell, Volume 156, Issue 5, 975-985, 27 February 2014 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.055 Authors Swasti Raychaudhuri , Christian Loew … Continue reading →

Thanks Kingsley, Regene On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:48:35 -0800 “Kingsley G. Morse Jr.” wrote: >Thanks. > >I checked out the article at > > http://ift.tt/NDMIHl >1247%2814%2900065-5?switch=standard > >It says the mean lifespan increased 8.8%. > >I hope that helps, … Continue reading →

I believe we must change the way science is published. Here’s an excellent article pointing out some of the problems: The Real Reason Nobody Reads Academics http://ift.tt/1kvHF6Q Reinhard Kargl http://ift.tt/1kxbaW7

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group:After an embarrassing delay of 30 minutes due to routine, local traffic on the 405 Freeway on his way up from San Diego, Dr. Venter’s lecture began at 12:30 PM … Continue reading →

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Group:Mythology FYI. [1] — Steve ColesRef.: 1. Joseph Campbell, David Kudler (Editor), Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation (224 pages; New World Library; 2004; $15.83 on Amazon.com )Joseph Campbell is … Continue reading →

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group:Even for men at age 45 yo, according to JAMA Psychiatry, the risk of metal illness in their children is significant, secondary to the accumulation of sperm mutations [1]. Corrections … Continue reading →

Steve Harris: Great photography.  The Eagle doesn’t always get his man! I have a full set of the Attenborough DVD disks. — Steve Coles At 04:32 PM 2/27/2014, you wrote: http://ift.tt/1cXAZJV This is off topic, but it’s four minutes of … Continue reading →

Steve: Isn’t it odd that they want this field to be regulated with ~14 new sets of studies that couldn’t be completed in their lifetimes to prove safety and effectiveness before we were to allow that it be used in … Continue reading →

To Members and Friends of the Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group:More from Sinclair’s Lab… — Steve Coles Ref.: http://ift.tt/1mJlsUr “The SIRT1 Activator SRT1720 Extends Lifespan and Improves Health of Mice Fed a Standard Diet”Permissions:Cell Reports, 27 February 2014 Copyright © … Continue reading →

I’m OK with this being done…but it does raise issues regarding “personhood”: who is the “mother” if there are two eggs being used? Personally, I like this technique because it helps reduce the risk of genetic diseases. And it also … Continue reading →