“What is the fate of personally acquired characteristics? Do they die with individuals or do they extend - at times at least - beyond the boundaries of the individual’s life into the life of succeeding generations?” This question appears in “The Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics,” written by Paul Kammerer of the Institute of [read more]
Science from Away: Epigenetics and “Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics.”
September 28, 2009 – 12:05 am
Science from Away: Processed Foods = Addiction = Obesity
September 12, 2009 – 5:43 pm
I grew up in a swirl of cigarette smoke. It killed my father at the age of 59 – two packs of unfiltered Chesterfields a day – at least that’s what the doctors say. I remember the day I came home one hot summer evening, a sixteen year old kid with a [read more]
WestView-ScienceView: Ideas Matter.
August 14, 2009 – 3:47 pm
New York City – 1980 – I had moved back from a rural area in upstate New York to subway cars covered with graffiti, moving through a graffiti covered trash filled junk pile of a city. (To this day, a wild flower on the side of a country road often appears to [read more]
WestView ScienceView: Fireworks, War, Altruism and Mark Twain
August 14, 2009 – 3:36 pm
Last night my wife and I walked over to the Hudson River and joined a crowd to watch the Macy’s fireworks display. It was quite a beautiful show, and also America beating on its chest and throwing its chin up. The good will was palpable, the cops were friendly, and glances over to [read more]
Science from Away: Two equal runners, one tripped
August 14, 2009 – 3:33 pm
Look in the mirror. Looks like you – but it’s not you. It’s your mirror image. What’s the difference? Left and right are exchanged. My shirt buttons are on the right side of my shirt. His are on the left. He’s got his watch and wedding ring on his right hand. And [read more]