Hi, Bill. The implications of your able summary of the effects of epigenetics upon evolution are sobering and fit into a pattern of human disregard for and degradation of our planet’s natural bounty in all its myriad forms, including our own bodies, our own metabolisms. Epigenetic suicide, one might label this phenomenon, as we are no doubt lessening the ability of our future generations to adapt to change.
I think you make a very valid point. Fast food, processed foods. tobacco smoke, other smoke exposures all switch on the same core pathways. Democracy has its roots in science, technology, facts, reason, and the truth. It is a great tragedy that we seem to be drifting away from those roots. Healthcare is a great example. There is a huge body of basic science that has not been translated for the benefit of patients.
Hi, Bill. The implications of your able summary of the effects of epigenetics upon evolution are sobering and fit into a pattern of human disregard for and degradation of our planet’s natural bounty in all its myriad forms, including our own bodies, our own metabolisms. Epigenetic suicide, one might label this phenomenon, as we are no doubt lessening the ability of our future generations to adapt to change.
I think you make a very valid point. Fast food, processed foods. tobacco smoke, other smoke exposures all switch on the same core pathways. Democracy has its roots in science, technology, facts, reason, and the truth. It is a great tragedy that we seem to be drifting away from those roots. Healthcare is a great example. There is a huge body of basic science that has not been translated for the benefit of patients.