tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7473517160101063813.post6139406655455444948..comments2023-02-18T02:39:46.015-08:00Comments on Tri Harder Live Better: Empty Calories and Empty DaysEricahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900179143047669152noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7473517160101063813.post-11049350344298499672013-03-11T10:42:57.968-07:002013-03-11T10:42:57.968-07:00So interesting! Thanks!So interesting! Thanks!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900179143047669152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7473517160101063813.post-57871820604477470882013-03-08T16:10:34.566-08:002013-03-08T16:10:34.566-08:00Not new ideas, but something I think is cool. Not new ideas, but something I think is cool. BrianGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883278789876067947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7473517160101063813.post-39438437062416384582013-03-08T16:08:58.038-08:002013-03-08T16:08:58.038-08:00Most of you isn't you.
At our most basic le...Most of you isn't you. <br /><br />At our most basic level, our bodies are defined by our DNA> Most of your genes are transposons though - viruses without a coat protein that replicate independent of the rest of your DNA. Probably introduced as viruses and now compete with each other for ecological niches within your chromosomes. Some are adapted to gene rich areas and target active genes for transcription and translation, but risk targeted inactivation and deletion from the host genome. Others are more conservative and thrive in the slower to evolve centromeres. All of your energy comes from mitochondria - bacteria that replicated independently of the host genome, but are dependent on nuclear genes for key components and cellular machinery for food. They have their own DNA and compete with each other for dominance of the cell biosphere. But without them every cell in your body would starve. They translate chemical energy into ATP, the currency of the cell. They depend on us, but they control the purse strings. You carry ten times more bacteria cells than human ones. The majority are benign. Some are essential to keep you alive, and the smallest minority are pathogenic. The number of viruses in your body that infect only bacteria are exponentially even higher. <br /><br />Not to mention cells that move across the placental barrier. It isn't as solid as we used to think. Stem cells from each of your children and your mother lodge throughout your body and integrate with existing tissues. So when you hear your mother's voice in your head, remember some of your brain cells may come from her. And from each of your children. <br /><br />So much of you isn't you. BrianGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883278789876067947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7473517160101063813.post-9968476531903791472013-03-08T11:08:49.116-08:002013-03-08T11:08:49.116-08:00I like to feed my mind with tidbits of wisdom. An...I like to feed my mind with tidbits of wisdom. And new ideas...Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900179143047669152noreply@blogger.com