TED talk: Dinosaurs Built Out of Chickens

Dinosaurs may be a kind of fantasy that we have had since we were kids. But do dinosaurs still exist? Through research done by Jack horner has proved that dinosaurs are still with us through DNA found in the bones of fossils and matched with chickens.

Quoted from Jack horner  He states “The chicken is a dinosaur. I mean, it really is. You can't argue with it, because we're the classifiers and we've classified it that way.”  As lame as it sounds to have a Tyrannosaurus become modified to become a chicken it is actually quite common. This Is called Genetic Modification. This is the same kind of transformation that occurs when a Wolf becomes a Chihuahua. But in this ted talk they want to reverse the process genetic modification And as a final product they may be able to transform chickens into dinosaurs one step at a time.

I love what Jack is trying to do, I love the thought of seeing a dinosaur, since I was a little kid I have wanted to live around dinosaurs but, What Jack is doing is not making dinosaurs this is taking a chicken and giving it dinosaur characteristics. Even if you could bring back a dinosaur and not have to change much of its biological buildup it doesn't change the fact that dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years and bringing them back is playing with genetic in an unnatural way. But what Jack here is trying to do is make this "Chickenosaurus" which yes it has the appearance of a dinosaur but it is still so far from a dinosaur. I am also very excited to say that when i'm eating chicken meat I can say its dinosaur meat.

Exoneration

Imagine that you could be in jail right now, for something you didn't do. People every year are put in jail based on wrong Eye-Witness assumptions and false evidence for crimes that they did not commit.

The story that we listened to in class was a story about 4 teenagers who were wrongly convicted for raping and murdering a woman. Then furthermore, against their will, were forced to sign confession papers admitting to being guilty when they weren't and were put in jail because of it. Then several years later and the advancement of technology DNA evidence suggested that the crime was committed by an completely different person.

My personal reaction to this would be that I think Project Innocence is definitely a step to a stronger justice system, but the thing that we need to fix would be the wrong witness assumptions in the justice system that keeps on allowing people to be wrongly imprisoned and convicted of things that they did not do.

Anti aniogenic Foods

In a perfect life wouldn't it be sweet if you could just eat tasty fruits, chocolates and vegetables to lower your risk of cancer? Well that is no fantasy, it's a reality with Anti-angiogenesis!

Anti-angiogenesis is an angiogenesis inhibitor substance that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels . Some angiogenesis inhibitors are a normal part of the body's control, some are administered as drugs, and some come from diet. These foods include, lots of fruits, vegetables, dark chocolate and many of other foods. The reason that anti angiogenesis is important to the prevention of cancer is that when you have cancer cells or tumors growing angiogenesis occurs. creating new blood vessels to feed the cells and tumors and spiking growth of the cancer cells and growing the tumor to deadly size. When Anti-angiogenesis happens this reverses the supply of blood to the cancerous cells and reducing the danger of any cancer cells.

My reaction to these foods engaging Anti angiogenesis makes me wish that I knew about it 8 years ago when I was 8 I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I think that practicing angiogenesis would have benefited me. Today almost all of the foods that I eat today are Anti Angiogenic. This gives me hope that cancer can be lessened from just doing things as simple as eating healthier will reduce my risk of future cancer. When I get elderly I will practice antiangiogenesis to the most extreme of extents to make sure that I don't get common cancers that occur when people get elderly.

This has been a beneficial mini project and I have taken away some helpful new knowledge.

Thinking Like a Mountain

Are we becoming the creators of our own demolition? When we are out in the wild are we really there for the good of the planet and others, or are we there to demolish the thing that supports our life? Everything has a balance point and nature is a balance can not to be broken, but has been.

In the article it states "We all strive for safety, prosperity, comfort, living a long life, and dullness.  The deer strives with his supple legs, the cowman with tap and poison, the statesman with his pen, the most of us with machines, votes, and dollars, but it all comes to the same thing: peace in our time." meaning we care for us and us only.

This article was interesting and took a different perspective of the natural world.  If we think like the mountain, we can create a balance that cant be broken. We need to be less self centered to our demands and now be more focused on preserving natures serenity.