In October 2009, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded jointly to Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak for the discovery of “how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.” Considered one of the most important genetic discoveries of the past half century, this recognition was 27 years in […]
There is something about fish oil that most people, and even many scientists, don’t realize. The health benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are well-known. It’s also well-known that we should limit our consumption of fish due to the widespread contamination of mercury in our environment. Mercury gets concentrated throughout the […]
