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Chemists edge closer to recreating early life
Just two weeks into the new year and scientists are edging ever closer to creating synthetic life. What other nascent Nobel prize worthy discoveries can we expect in this new year? - Blessed are the geeks, for they shall inherit the Earth
After eight years of paralysis in the sector of science policy the Obama administration seems poised to wake the science world out of its two term coma. Hopefully, memories of the Bush administration will be remembered as nightmares and warnings of what can go wrong when science policy is effectively crippled. - Last One
Verlyn Klinkenborg reminisces about the development of the Endangered Species Act over the past 35 years, questioning whether our inability to quickly take action to preserve even the most minute of species represents an inability to save ourselves. - Anti-Love Drug May Be Ticket to Bliss
In an article that is sure to stir up some resentment, John Tierney argues that with the new understanding of the chemical interactions that form the emotions we call love we can work backwards to develop a vaccine to prevent future heartbreak. - Should a TV Doctor Be Surgeon General?
Given our countries lackluster approach to personal and public health perhaps having a celebrity for surgeon general could spark a positive resurgence in interest. That doesn’t mean we should sacrifice the principles of good science as is demonstrated by Dr. Gupta’s waffling on the issue of anti-vaxxers.
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Celebrity surgeon generals, one step closer to synthetic life in the new year, after 8 years science returns to the White House, what the Endangered Species Act can tell us about ourselves, is love a disease that should be cured?...
