Footnote: DNA Methylation, Cancer and the Cedars’ Deep Connection

by Pier Marton | Mar 23, 2012 | Death, Film, Health, History, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, KeyText, Middle-East, Mystery, Sci/Nat, Software, Time

Prof. Haim/Howard Cedar and his son, Yossef/Joseph Cedar, the filmmaker (by Nir Hasson in Haaretz)
“There’s no connection between the father and the son in ‘Footnote’ and the relationship between us. I think there’s something special in our relationship. Each of us talks to the other about his field, but at a basic level. So basic that what I do connects with what Joseph does. If you’re not thinking about methylization and he’s not thinking about how a character or how the filming will look ? in the end there’s a connection. ‘Good’ isn’t the word for it: Ours is a very deep connection.”

Father (Israel/Wolf Prize for biology)

Son (2 Oscar nominated films w. Footnote/best screenplay at Cannes )

News & Olds

BREAK THE SURFACE
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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus