Let us examine few areas where Cas9 can have major impact. 1. Cancer Therapy Breast cancer has a gene called BRCA gene. If you are unlucky to have the BRCA gene, you’ve got only one option left . Remove both your breasts. The earlier the better. That’s what Angelina Jolie did. She had to sacrificeContinue reading “The Cas9 advantage”
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CRISPR/Cas9-1
Consider this: Our body has 30 trillion cells. Each of these 30 trillion cells has a central nucleus. Inside it, there are books of chromosomes that store all the information that makes us who we are. They code for our height, our color of hair, color of eyes, intelligence, aggressive behavior, volatile nature, everything. TheyContinue reading “CRISPR/Cas9-1”
Winter
Tree in Winter If winter is here.. Same tree in Summer 12/6/19 Can the Summer be far behind. – Percy B Shelly
Ungrateful kids.
My idea, like it or not… Evolution has a law that in the whole animal kingdom and birds, the adults will take care of their young ones. This is in the best interest of evolution. It has created a hormone Oxytocin specifically for this. If young ones are not taken care of, that species willContinue reading “Ungrateful kids.”
A Reluctant Genius and half a Piano
Keith Jarrett was a legendary piano player. He was a perfectionist. He practises hard, reaches the concert venue 3 hours early to have a rehearsal and distributes cough drops among audience lest it will disturb his rhythm. In 1975, he arrived at Cologne for a concert and reached the venue ahead of schedule. All 1400Continue reading “A Reluctant Genius and half a Piano”
