Posted in Autocatalysis, Causality, Genetics, Health, Invisible Etiology, Nutrition, Psychology, Science, tagged Autocatalysis, Causality, Genetics, Health, Invisible Etiology, Nutrition, Psychology, Science on February 27, 2009|
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Debbie Maier asks us on the Upcoming Topics page to address Crohn’s Disease.
I don’t know too much about it except that it’s an autoimmune disease and has a complex, multi-causal etiology and pathology. In my reading on autoimmune diseases in general there seems to be a direct link between latitude an incidence. Specifically, the farther from the equator you live the more likely you are to get Crohn’s, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and so on.
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Best Reader Comment Award
Posted in Autocatalysis, Blog Comment, Economics, Incentives, Interconnectedness, Markets, Non-linearity, Stability, tagged Autocatalysis, Blog Comment, Economics, Incentives, Interconnectedness, Markets, Non-linearity, Stability on April 25, 2009| 1 Comment »
I’m giving my “2009 Q1 award for most concise, lucid comment” to Paul Phillips for this gem:
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