Polycomb repressive complex 1: Regulators of neurogenesis from embryonic to adult stage extends our 1996 claims in From Fertilization to Adult Sexual Behavior to all ethnic diversity in morphology and behavior via alternative splicings of pre-mRNAs. The term use began to change from pre-mRNAs to microRNAs. I learned that from the abstract of a presentation … #SFN2019 to 2012: Hiding the facts (2)
Michael Bloomberg Is Reportedly Going to Run for President in 2020—as a Democrat Bloomberg first ran for mayor of New York as a Republican in 2001. He later left the party, becoming an Independent in 2007. Despite remaining an Independent, Bloomberg endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. He since announced that he would be supporting Democratic … Michael Bloomberg for President (NOT) in 2020
Biophysically constrained nutrient-dependent thermodynamic cycles of protein biosynthesis and degradation link the epigenetic landscape to the physical landscape of DNA in all living genera. Genomic stability arises in the context of a fine-tuned balance of viral microRNAs and nutrient-dependent microRNAs. RNA-mediated gene duplication and RNA-mediated amino acid substitutions stabilize organized genomes. Nutrient-dependent microRNAs are linked … Mechanisms of stress: from genes to cancer
Kohl et al., (2001) …the importance of human non-verbal signals is based upon information processing, which occurs in the limbic system, and without any cognitive (cortical) assessment. Affect thus does not require conscious interpretation of signal content. Underlying this fact is that affect dominates social interaction and it is the major currency in social interactions … Unconscious affect (revisited)
On The Edge of Neuroscience and Psychology Facebook Group, no one seems interested enough to discuss the difference between an epigenetic effect on hormones and an affect of hormones on behavior. Without a starting point for discussion, there may be no further comments on Goy, R. W., and McEwen, B. S. (1980). Sexual Differentiation of … Appetite for ingesting theories (raw)
Junk DNA: A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome Hardcover – April 14, 2015 by Nessa Carey New Book on “Junk DNA” Surveys the Functions of Non-Coding DNA Review by Casey Luskin Excerpt: “We now know that in some cases just a single base-pair change in an apparently irrelevant region of the genome … Effect and affect of a single base-pair change
Does evolutionary theory need a rethink? Excerpt 1) “…the theory neglects key processes, say Kevin Laland and colleagues.” My comment: “Olfaction and odor receptors provide a clear evolutionary trail that can be followed from unicellular organisms to insects to humans (Keller et al., 2007; Kohl, 2007; Villarreal, 2009; Vosshall, Wong, & Axel, 2000).” — Human … Eliminating evolutionary theory
Rare coding variants of the adenosine A3 receptor are increased in autism: on the trail of the serotonin transporter regulome “Conclusions: Our results validate the hypothesis that the SERT regulatory network harbors rare, functional variants that impact SERT activity and regulation in ASD, and encourages further investigation of this network as a site for additional … Functional coding variants are not mutations
it is the acceptance of theories, opinions, and stories about natural and sexual selection that are problem.
social priming doesn’t begin with a visual stimulus or a hormone like oxytocin in mammals. It begins with gene activation by a sensory stimulus
