Genes and Aging Majid Ali, M.D. I include here some brief comments about genes and aging. In Oxygen and Aging, I asserted that genes positively influence the aging process and longevity only when oxygen metabolism is preserved which, in turn, is profoundly influenced by nutritional, ecologic, and stress-related factors. In his forthcoming book Aging Well, George F. Vaillant of Harvard University provides support
Read moreDNA Screening Tests Are Mostly Self-inflicted Terror Majid Ali, M.D. For healthful aging, focus on genes leads to two serious mistakes: (1) One blames one’s parents; and (2) one disempowers oneself. I recognized these two elements more then forty years ago. The language of genes is far too complex and vast to allow silly simple-minded notions of blaming any
Read moreMajid Ali, M.D. Nature could not have sprung genes out of nothing. That would not have been an evolutionary path. To underscore my broader perspective, I introduced the term “pre-gene” in my a chapter entitled Complementarity and Contrariety in Genetics” in my book entitled “Nature’s Preoccupation With Complementarity and Contrariety,” the first volume of my 12-volume The Principles and
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