The recent discovery that the common house dust mite “reverse- evolved” from its parasitic life style to a free- living life style of its ancestors is very interesting for two reasons. The first is its repudiation of Dollo’s law. The Belgian paleontologist categorically stated in 1893 that “an organism is unable to return, even partially,… Continue reading Tumors in a time capsule
Category: Precision Medicine
Can the Mediterranean diet save South Asians from heart disease?
All my friends have been raving about the recent Spanish study, which concluded that the “Mediterranean diet”, rich in extra virgin olive oil, fish, vegetables and nuts can cut the risk of developing heart disease by about 30% in the study population, consisting of 7447 men and women aged 65-80, who had all the ill… Continue reading Can the Mediterranean diet save South Asians from heart disease?