Monthly Archives: August 2023

WASF3 protein — that disrupts cells’ energy centers — might be a cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

Posted on August 15, 2023 by DWN

“How is this topic related to gene-environment interactions?” — GEITPers such as George Leikauf might ask. 😉 Well, viruses, or viral infections are considered environmental signals, or stressors, to the patient or lab animal. Subsequently, after the viral infection, the … Continue reading →

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Life could have originated in Martian mud

Posted on August 10, 2023 by DWN

Note the hexagonal shapes. Sometimes, when I have soapy water in the sink — the soap film on top forms these same hexagonal shapes. There is a thermodynamical explanation about these hexagons (lowest Gibbs Free Energy)… Allow viral particles to … Continue reading →

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Deconvoluting gene and environment interactions to develop an “epigenetic score meter” of disease

Posted on August 8, 2023 by DWN

The title of this paper (“Deconvoluting gene and environment interactions to develop an “epigenetic score meter” of disease”) seemed “so relevant” to our GEITP email blog that one of our devoted GEITP-ers suggested that we consider it for discussion. As … Continue reading →

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Scientists need not necessarily increase overall sample size by default when including both sexes in in vivo studies

Posted on August 4, 2023 by DWN

Prior to about 2010, there had always been a strong bias toward using a single sex in lab animal research (one obvious reason for preferring males, in adult laboratory animals, is the variability of females due to their estrous cycles). … Continue reading →

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