Exercise Redux and other ramblings

Here is a quick update as to the goings on ....

the ankle has been steadily improving. I'd say that it is about 95% of where it was.

we now have a treadmill at home so that instead of pacing up and down the hall, I can exercise while being in one place.

after a recent physical examination, my GP also added his support for future prospects for stem cell treatment.


I realize how much bio-technology has advanced over the years.. I am reminded of an incident several years ago where I had to attend a remedial traffic school session. It was held at a local middle school's science classroom on the weekend (~ 8th grade). During one class break, I pondered at some of the posters on the bulletin board. The subject of the poster: DNA.

I attended college in the late '70s (not majoring in any biotechnology related discipline) and had attended the 8th grade in the early '70s. Suffice it to say that DNA was never even mentioned in the textbooks and was the subject of cutting edge research. I only have to imagine where topics such as RNAi, stem cells, nuclear transfer, blastocyst, etc. were mentioned in closed laboratory offices and technical conferences.