Last week, we looked at telomeres and their connection with health and aging. When telomeres are shortened or damaged, cells can age and die more quickly. What, if anything, can we do about it? Contrary to popular belief, genetics are not written in stone. They can be influenced by several ...
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Jake is a 10-year-old boy who lives in the orphanage with his 11-year-old brother. They have been in and out of foster care since they were taken from a drug-addicted and negligent single mother. Marie is a developmentally and mentally disabled 12-year-old girl, who has been with the orphanage for ...
Read More »I know How to Fix the Public School System.
Ever since the 1962 ruling of the Engel v. Vitale, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court agreed “that voluntary prayer in public schools violated the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment prohibition of a state establishment of religion” (Encyclopedia Britannica), the public school system has spiraled out of control. After such a profound ruling, it can ...
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