1. Just after rain against a washed-clean sky, a cloud mountain bloomed luminescent behind the Point. It feels exactly like I feel when in Japan and I spy Mount Fuji–that sense of has that been there this whole time? It’s so big. How could I have ever missed it? How long have I been unaware … Continue reading
We’ve all seen them: the little stickers people put on their cars that represent them, sometimes a significant other, and some sort of offspring of the child or pet variety or even both. They can be simple lines and circles, or they represent not only the family but also some other interest of the driver … Continue reading
I spend much of my life hustling through tasks until the day when my real life magically starts. But in September, I decided that this is my real life and I need to actually live it. To put practices in place that feed who I am. One of those practices is to stop and see … Continue reading
Like the end of 2017. Only one month left. Continue reading
In a follow up study to the obese mice one mentioned in the last post, researchers set out to find exactly what was similar and different in obese and lean people on a metabolic level. They compiled metabolic profiles for 18 individuals and examined (among many other things) how many genes were processing sugar and … Continue reading
But I do so love the S-Curve on the 5. Continue reading
Though humans and mice do not share the same microbial inhabitants nor do we have the same core metabolic functions, researchers did find parallels to the mouse studies in human volunteers. The analysis of the microbial fingerprint of 18 human individuals, including twins[1], revealed many mousey similarities[i]. As in mice, the ratio of Bacteriodetes to … Continue reading
