Genes
CANCER – A MITOCHONDRIAL METABOLIC DISEASE OR A GENETIC DISEASE?
The traditional view has been, and to a large extent still is, that cancer is a genetic disease, with its origin and treatment based on damaged “hardware”, implying the genetic material inside the human cell. However, research over the past decade has indicated...
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GENETIC MAKEUP, INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND TYPE OF DIET ON WEIGHT LOSS
Overweight or obese and wanting to lose weight? Which diet would be best to follow – a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet? If you have a genetic predisposition to do better on one of these diets, what difference would it make? What role does your level of insulin...
TELOMERES
The end caps on a shoestring: Imagine pointing an electron microscope at your little finger and enhancing the image until an individual cell in the skin appears. Adjust a little more until you are able to see inside the cell. A number of Duracell batteries (the...
Insight Into Basic Genetics
Genetics Genetics can be viewed as the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of heredity – dealing with the genetic properties. Modern genetics has expanded way beyond mere inheritance to now also study the function and behavior of genes and their...
Combining genetic screening with lifestyle and nutrition intervention
One often overhears somebody saying “I cannot help having a high cholesterol level (or being overweight or diabetic), it is in my genes.” Is it true that we inherit these “bad” genes from our parents? Would genetic screening (“testing”) identify these “bad”...