All over the world – but mainly in developed countries – people have a gift from science and civilization: the benefits of retirement at an age when most of them are still independent – society tells these people they are “old”, yet they feel “young” – what to do with the rest of that time?…… Continue reading On longevity
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Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads
Natural history museums got too crazy about multimedia – why can’t the public appreciate the fine manual skills necessary to preserve an organism? A breathless zoo garden, a display of still life – frozen in time – all beautiful words for what are actually dead corpses. How come humans developed the interest for preserving and…… Continue reading Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads
Power, Sex, Suicide
Mitochondria are a wonderful present from your mother – these tiny organelles are inherited from the ova only, carrying their own DNA and providing you with the energy it takes to breathe, to keep your internal environment constant and to read this blog post at the same time! Authored by the British biochemist Nick Lane,…… Continue reading Power, Sex, Suicide