Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Failure in Human Disease Some two billion years ago, a seminal, endosymbiotic event occurred: a larger, anaerobic bacterial cell ingested a smaller, aerobic prokaryotic 'germ'. This beneficial union of two life forms led to the evolution of more highly organized eukaryotic cells with mitochondria as subcellular organelles. These mitochondria still retain their […]

Discussion Psychology & Personality Psychology has emerged as an important topic for public discussion and education. It has gained new recognition as an important factor in politics, online behavior, domestic abuse, and crime. Psychology embraces not only mental illness but also personality types. It helps us understand the chaos of our times and provides tools […]

Update to the Precambrian-Cambrian Explosion of Marine Organisms: The Latest Fossil and Geologic Data from Virginia By Dr. William F. Schmachtenberg, SL: Dae Miami   Virginia contains excellent exposures of Late Precambrian and Early Cambrian rocks and fossils. In this talk, I will share pictures of those rocks and fossils and possible theories that can […]