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Turning off genes that cause cancer... that's not how cancer works, you dumpty. Cancer is the result of genes' cell replication segments becoming mutated-- usually because of radiation, mutagenic chemicals, or just because your body messed up one day in a really bad way. There are no genes that can turn off cancer, though there are some that can mitigate and prevent it (Blackburn didn't study any of that to my knowledge).
@Pharaoh Bastethotep
I checked Blackburn to see if she needed to be marked as fundie, and its lying for PETA. Now, Blackburn did do a study that was important to biology by assessing the role of telomeres and telomerase in health and aging, with somebody who seems to have used it to try to push low fat diets. All that Blackburn claimed was that the study was a preliminary one that showed a link between health, aging, and telomeres in that longer telomeres lead to healthier, more youthful people. It struck me as more of an inquiry, one investigating something that hasn't been considered before or much in hopes of shedding light on it and setting a precedent for exploring the subject in the future-- evidenced by its very small and not randomized sample used in the study.
In short, its the source of a very cool and interesting hypothesis, but it never necessarily endorsed a vegan diet and still needs a lot of studying to confirm as fact instead of educated speculation.
Now tell a Puma the same.
One that has tasted human blood
I'm sure that any DNA your meatless diet may have 'changed' will make that cougar come to your way of thinking. [/Doug Piranha-levels of sarcasm]
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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