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  Another Strike Against High Glucose
Jan 17, 2010
A key element of the Evolutionary Fitness approach to health is to keep glucose levels in the body low. Glucose alters gene expression in a profound way because it is a substance that was comparatively rare during the evolution of our genes.
  Identical Genes (Almost), Different Bodies
Dec 21, 2009
This picture of identical German twins is amazing. You can see in their faces that they are identical, but one is a runner and the other is a weight-lifter and they could not look different if they were from different planets. Gene expression is involved.
  Cellular Autophagy
Dec 21, 2009
Autophagy (self eating or consumption) is a crucial process in the cell. The cell consumes and recycles damaged internal material; this is an energy sparing process and important for scavenging old and damaged material within the cell