Acetylation

Did “Nature” kill Steve Jobs?

See also: Energy-dependent RNA methylation (7) How cancer was created by evolution (revisited) Excerpt: Cell division in our bodies is very heavily controlled. For instance, when you were first growing your hands, some cells went through “cell suicide” – a process called apoptosis – to carve out the spaces between your fingers. My comment: Cell Did “Nature” kill Steve Jobs?

Metabolism, fixation, health or neurodegerative disorder

“Shown is the location of the conserved regions encoding for the N-terminal chromo domain and the C-terminal MYST functional domain. An arrow denotes the position site of amino acid substitution E431Q.” Microarray Analysis Uncovers a Role for Tip60 in Nervous System Function and General Metabolism My comment: The article links a nutrient-dependent amino acid substitution Metabolism, fixation, health or neurodegerative disorder

Drunks and Monkeys: Pseudoscientific nonsense

Drunks and Monkeys Understanding our primate ancestors’ relationship with alcohol can inform its use by modern humans. By Robert Dudley | June 1, 2014 Excerpt: “…if the right kinds of bacteria are also present, fermentation will stabilize certain foodstuffs (think cheese, yogurt, sauerkraut, and kimchi, for example).” My comment:  Epigenetic changes induced by ethanol in astrocytes link histone acetylation, Drunks and Monkeys: Pseudoscientific nonsense