We are all split. From the moment a haploid sperm cell meets a haploid egg, the resulting diploid’s very existence depends on its being able to divide. For the first act of creation, a rift is formed in cellular DNA: the double helix is ripped apart to be copied by protein machinery, mended, only to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: microbe
The Viral Elephant in the Room
The past few years has garnered a lot of public attention on the roughly three pounds of tiny inhabitants that occupy the human gut. And rightly so, our microbiota (which outnumbers our human cells by a factor of 10) are proving to be a vital key to understanding the human not as a sterile organism … Continue reading
Holobiont
So what is a holobiont? Lynn Margulis coined the term in 1993 to better describe how macro-species (like a human or a panda) universally live in symbiosis with other (usually) micro-species. She claimed that all individuals who participate in a particular symbiosis are bionts and the entire organism that is comprised of these bionts is a holobiont. … Continue reading
Conventional Wisdom
When my book gets done, I can save you all a ton of time now. Only two things you need to know: eat whole foods and exercise. Conventional wisdom. A big disappointment (for me), I am not going to be able to offer any new or different advice that will revolutionize our health. You see, … Continue reading
