martes, 29 de noviembre de 2016

My future job

I don't know exactly what job I would like to do, hopefully something related to my college career, of course, biochemistry. Nonetheless I have an idea about the study field I would like to work on. Genomic Medicine or Microbial and Environmental Genomics. Long time ago I read a scientist's biography, Craig Venter, a biochemistry, he is the owner of J.Craig Venter Institute. In the book he described a curious and smart way to work on Environmental Genomics, basically one of his assignment is to gather genomes and genes from microorganism in the ocean to be isolated in the lab and make synthetic bacterias with those genes. Those genes could be helpfull for example to motabolize carbon dioxide to organic fuel and reduce the concentration of this compound in the atmosphere. 
In things like that I would like to work, discovering new ways to contribute on the environmental fields or new ways to find cures on Genomic Medicine. 
To work on this things I have to study a major, for example a PhD in biochemistry to be capable and competent on the genomics discipline.
So that's it, basically the kind of job I would like to do in the future is one that allow me to travel a lot and it could be indoors or outdoors.

martes, 22 de noviembre de 2016

About music

I've always listened music, most of the artist that I used to listen was the one's that my brother and my mom showed me. Artists I still listen to,  Ska-p, Sui Generis, Phil Collins, Eduardo Peralta, Silvio Rodriguez, Los Prisioneros, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Eduardo Gatti, Queen and many others.
I feel that I listen different kind of music during seasons for example, for a time I listened Cat Stevens almost every day and listened his whole discography, actually Cat stevens marked one special summer to me. I also have a heavy music taste along with my soft music taste. Artists like Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Angra, Black Sabbath, Judas priest and many others are part of my set of heavy music.
I play acoustic and electric guitar due to my brother influence, he is a musician and also plays the drums.
Not long ago I had a Radiohead and Atoms For Peace season, two bands that are related because of Thom Yorke, one of the artists I like the most. I've been listen to Cristobal Briceño lately and his band related with, Ases Falsos.
I'd like to remark about Cat Stevens. His music is like fresh air and got a message of peace inside his composition, its hard to have a favourite Cat stevens song because I like most of his discography. The remarkable albums I could do a mention of, are Matthew and Son, Mona Bone Jakon, Tea for the Tillerman, Teaser and the Firecat, and Foreigner. 









viernes, 4 de noviembre de 2016

Endorphins makes you happy



Most of us are aware of what happens to the body when we exercise. We build more muscle or more stamina. We fell how daily exercise activities become easier if we preactice regularly.
But how exercise activities could make you happy?
We commonly hear the line "endorphins are released" and we conform with that explanation without really knowing what it means. Here is what actually happens:
If you start exercising, your brain recognizes that as a moment of stress. The brain triggers the fight or flight responde to protect yourself from stress. you release a protein called BDNF (Brian-Derived Neurotrophic Factor). This BDNF has a protective and also reparative element to your memory neurons and acts as a reset switch. That's why we often feel so at ease and things are clear after exercising.

At the same time, endorphine, another chemical to fight stress is released in your brain. The endorphins main purpose is this writes researcher Mcgovern:

"The endorphins tend to minimize the discomfort of exercise, block the feeling of pain and are even associated with a feeling of euphoria."

So BDNF and endorphins are the reasons exercise make us feel good and eventually happy!