mRNA May Insert Into Your DNA

Throughout history new tools have often brought about unintended consequences in society and our new field of mRNA vaccines appear to fall into that category of possible ‘uh-oh.’ Multiple times, even in recent decades, initial excitement over drug discoveries has turned into dashed dreams and even scandals.  With the COVID epidemic, mRNA technology, which had…

Fruit Microbiomes are Inherited

The scientific world has continued to reveal the effects of our microbiome on our health.  The bacteria, fungi, and even viruses living in our GI tract influence every other body system through various mechanisms.  This collection of internal microbial neighbors begins with ones provided by our mothers at birth.  Well, it seems that even fruits…