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The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World Susan M. Schneider
Publisher: Prometheus Books

Dec 17, 2013 - Though Mullins and his colleagues are eager to learn how blight affects the GM potatoes and whether the plants will affect soil microbes, distributing the modified plant in Ireland is, at least for now, a nonstarter. Many studies show that sugar can have devastating effects on metabolism that go way beyond its calorie content (1). €�This engaging, thoroughly researched book could not be more timely or useful. Jan 15, 2014 - Processed foods are the main reason why people all over the world are getting fat and sick. It can lead The truth is, processed foods are so incredibly rewarding to our brains that they affect our thoughts and behavior, making us eat more and more until eventually we become sick. If 20 minutes of daily self-induced calm can spark replicable, positive changes in our genes, could it not be the case that the it could likewise lead to changes in the size and shape of our brains? Plant scientists are careful to note that no magical gene can be inserted into a crop to make it drought tolerant or to increase its yield—even resistance to a disease typically requires multiple genetic changes. Mar 15, 2014 - Yogis had larger brain volume in the somatosensory cortex, which contains a mental map of our body, the superior parietal cortex, involved in directing attention, and the visual cortex, which Villemure postulates might have been bolstered by visualization techniques. Dec 18, 2012 - The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World. Their genes don't change, their food does. Jul 1, 2013 - Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have shown in a new study that hunger modifies behavior and changes pathways in the brain, revealing that hunger affects decision making and perception of risk in fruit flies.