How to alter the phenotype of a cell or an organism?

How to alter the phenotype of a cell or an organism?
With small molecules, peptides, or the  biological process called RNA interference (RNAi)  in which RNA molecules inhibit gene expression.

Where are the world's highest homicide rates located?

Where are the world's highest homicide rates located?

 

 

West Garfield Park, Chicago, Illinois, a homicide rate of 116 per 100,000 people.

Honduras, a homicide rate of 90.

West Englewood , Chicago, Illinois, a homicide rate of 73.3

Chatham, Chicago, Illinois, a homicide rate of 58.

Venezuela, a homicide rate of  53.7 rate.

Englewood ,  Chicago, Illinois, a homicide rate of 52.6

South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, a homicide rate of 48.

Belize , a homicide rate of  44.7.

El Salvador, a homicide rate of  41.2. 

Guatemala, a homicide rate of  39.9. 

How to join the richest 5 percent of Americans?

How to join the richest 5 percent of Americans?

 

Making  $206,568 or more.

When your policies never fail?

When your policies never fail?


When you find our patience always waiting. 

How much was the spending on Medicare drugs on 2014?

How much was the spending on Medicare drugs on 2014?

$121 billon, $2.5 billion on a single antipsychotic medicine, Abilify.

Why do you think that more government will transform minds in a new way?

Why do you think that  more government will transform minds in a new way?

 

Because you believe that a car will run better with more gasoline.

Why is America struggling with wealth distribution ?

Why is America struggling with wealth distribution ?

 

Because it is too much government-engineered.

How the jobs will be in the next decade?

How the jobs will be in the next decade?

 

Of the 15 occupations with the most projected job growth, only four will ask for a bachelor’s degree; eight will require no formal education credentials and nine will offer median annual wages under $30,000.

Why the elites are hated by Americans?

Why the elites are hated by Americans?

Because the elites have become professionals

How to run your life?

How to  run your life?

 

You need the ability to focus and prioritize and compartmentalize...and you need great people around you.

How much money current workers and retirees are projected to receive from Social Security?

How much money current workers and retirees are projected to receive from Social Security?

 

Current workers and retirees are projected to receive $59 trillion according the Social Security trustees, almost three times the   net worth of 90% of households in America, a net worth of about $20 trillion.

Why doesn't exist economic growth in the U.S.?

Why doesn't exist economic growth in the U.S.?

 

Because every dollar you save your customer is a dollar you have taken from some other player in the ecosystem.

How much money current workers must pay for future payroll taxes before retirement?

How much money current workers must pay for future payroll taxes before retirement?

$25 trillion with a present actuarial value.

How to maintain jobs and incomes for workers with modest education and skills?

How to maintain jobs and incomes for workers with modest education and skills?

 

Increasing the cost of forming not  functioning families and reducing entitlements.

How many people are killed by pain killers?

How many people are killed by pain killers?

 

48 people are killed by pain killers every day in the U.S.

When a country becomes a declining country?

When a country becomes a declining country?
When the country is no longer willing - or able to deploy power on behalf of its interest.

Why Medicare, the largest single U.S. payer for prescription drugs doesn't bargain with drug companies?

Why Medicare, the largest single U.S. payer for prescription drugs doesn't bargain with drug companies?

Because Medicare is by law unable to negotiate pricing.

When the Supreme Court doesn't have the courage of their convictions?

When the Supreme Court doesn't have the courage of their convictions?
When  their convictions threaten entrenched political interests.

Why does the rate of new-business formation has fallen for a couple decades in a row?

Why does the rate of new-business formation has fallen for a couple decades in a row?
Because innovation output is largely free or nearly free.

What percentage of low-income high-school grads are enrolled in two- or four-year college programs?

What percentage of low-income high-school grads  are enrolled in two- or four-year college programs?

45.5% of low-income, recent high-school graduates were enrolled in college in 2013, compared with 55.9% in 2008.

How to feed the hysteria?

How to feed the hysteria?


With alarms.

What is the average net profit margin of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the S&P 1500?

What is the average net profit margin of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the S&P 1500?

 

16% and 7% for all companies in the index.

What is the biggest scarcity in the human being?

What is the biggest scarcity in the human being?

Willingness and discipline

How much money does it cost to build a gas station if the builder is the Pentagon ?

How much money does it cost to build a  gas station if the builder is the Pentagon ? 
$43 million acording the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

Why technological growth doesn't need basic scientific research?

Why technological growth doesn't need basic scientific research?

Because it happens spontaneously though the interaction of many ordinary people.

How many people are in the U.S. suspected of terror ties?

How many people are  in the U.S. suspected of terror ties?

 

More than 900 people in the U.S. are suspected of terror ties according FBI Director James Comey.

What happens when events reach the point where significant interests are at stake?

What happens when events reach the point where significant interests are at stake?
They require a more substantial response.

When assumptions prove to be wrong?

When assumptions prove to be wrong?
When problems of others become your problems as well.