Monthly Archives: March 2021

Novel Probiotic Shows Promise in Treating Type-2 Diabetes

As these GEITP pages have often stated, any trait (phenotype) reflects contributions of: [a] genetics (differences in DNA sequence); [b] epigenetic factors (chromosomal events independent of DNA sequence. The four accepted subdivisions include: DNA methylation, RNA interference, histone modifications, and … Continue reading

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Novel Probiotic Shows Promise in Treating Type-2 Diabetes

Miriam E. Tucker August 03, 2020 Read Comments A novel probiotic product (Pendulum Glucose Control) containing gut bacteria strains that are deficient in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) modestly improves blood glucose levels, new research suggests. The findings were … Continue reading

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Molnupiravir, a ribonucleotide antiviral, appears to be the best rreatment again SARS-CoV-2 virus

Because GEITP was very active in comparing remdesivir (RDV) with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) — last spring and summer — GEITP feels obliged to report on this latest antiviral drug — which does appear to have great potential in lessening the symptomatology … Continue reading

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Policy Making in the Post-Truth World

The (l-o-n-g) article — [below, just posted] — seems (to some of us) to hit the nail on the head. “Basic science,” and the respect of basic scientists by the lay public, has clearly eroded over the past two or … Continue reading

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For those interested, below is the HUGO-sponsord Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) winter newsletter. —DwN

HGNC Winter Newsletter 2021 Beta version of new genenames.org search released Earlier this month, we released a beta version of an improved search for genenames.org. The main improvements compared to our current search are as follows: One search works for … Continue reading

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