Biochemistry textbooks generally tell us that we can’t turn fatty acids into glucose. For example, on page 634 of the 2006 and 2008 editions of Biochemistry by Berg, Tymoczko, and Stryer, we find the following: Animals Cannot Convert Fatty Acids to Glucose It is important to note that animals are unable to effect the net …
In 46 BC, Julius Caeser reformed the Roman Calendar, making December 25 the date of the winter solstice. In the northern hemisphere, this day marks the progressive increase in the length of days, and thus marks an annual celebration of light coming into the world.The astronomical solstice progressively drifted away from this date through the …
In any experiment, randomization is the central criterion necessary to make an inference about cause and effect. This is true whether we are studying inanimate objects, isolated proteins, cells, animals, or people. Randomization helps us remove the influence of both known and unknown confounders. The ultimate confounders are choice and the passage of time. People …
Last year around this time, I culled a few pearls of wisdom from folks much wiser than I am to provide a reflection on the holiday of Thanksgiving and the actual practice of giving thanks, for which the holiday is named. I can’t top that this year, so if you missed it or you’d like …
New post over on Mother Nature Obeyed: Good Lard, Bad Lard: What Do You Get When You Cross a Pig and a Coconut? The post follows up on the revised fatty acid profile for Research Diets D12492, and discusses the effects of grass-guzzling and coconut-gobbling on the fatty acid profile of lard.
by Chris Masterjohn Hi folks! It’s certainly been a while. Up until this past weekend I was preparing for Wise Traditions, and this week I’ve been playing catch-up after taking a few days off from work for that conference. It was a blast, and I’ll write more about it soon. One of the things I …