This is going to be a touchy subject for some of you. But, that’s mostly because you have no clue what’s really been going on in the world. (No, I am not trying to insult you….)
Continue reading Time to Accept
So yesterday, we discussed (disgust?) the current state of affairs of stem cell research in the USA. Such as it may be.
Continue reading This little piggy goes to market
He was about the only scientist I knew that didn’t covet the Nobel Prize. Sure, he won every (ok, almost every) other honor (deservedly so) available- but still.
Continue reading Stanley Falkow, A”H
This is like a mystery novel. (Actually, most scientific studies ARE mysteries- because if we knew what we needed to know, there’d be no need to experiment and test. We need to develop a sound hypothesis, based upon what we learned, and then examine how we can extend that knowledge.)
So, I’m sitting here, almost breathing normally. (Trust me, my normal breathing is when you feel you are struggling for breath.) Having escaped 14 months without a visit from Streptococcus pneumomiae, my “friend” came for an extended stay. Given the fact that I was born with a compromised respiratory system, such diseases are the norm.
Continue reading Gasp. Sputter.
It’s that time of year. The granting of the MacArthur awards and the Nobel Prizes. Which included 3 guys who were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for advancing the state of the art when it comes to circadian rhythms. And, the awardees didn’t devote their work solely to humans, but animals and plants, as well. (Amazingly, circadian rhythms affect disease susceptibility, growth rates- even the size of fruits that are grown.)
Continue reading Over and Over and Over Again
Continue reading Move over Kathy Griffin. We need the D list.
Here’s a contrarian view to what so many politicians want you to believe. We must provide a social safety net for the poor. We must find a way to educate parents – and to find a means to let them have enough time- in between their two and three shifts of (part-time work)- to spend “quality time” with their kids. We must fund early childhood education.
Continue reading It’s time. No excuses.
I bought T-shirts with just that statement for my girls (then, my only children) some three decades ago. It clearly was my sense of humor- but my sense of destiny and life.
Continue reading I have designer genes…
