Support Your Neighborhood ScientistThese are, it must be said, grim times for American science. Between the Trump budget cuts, the Trump attacks on leading research…6d ago6d ago
Life Is GeometryIn 2025, we’ve got DNA all figured out, right? It’s been over fifty years since Crick and Watson (and Franklin) discovered the double helix…Nov 3Nov 3
Halo, Heresy, and HealthcareIf you are of a certain age — say, mine, that is to say, a Baby Boomer — last week’s announcement that Microsoft was going to release a…Oct 27Oct 27
Let a Thousand DNA Flowers BloomWhen I saw a headline about “DNA flowers,” I was nonplused. I mean: aren’t all flowers made out of DNA, like every living thing on our…Oct 20Oct 20
Trade Ya Subsidies For a GovernmentAs you may have heard, the federal government is currently shut down, although for many federal workers — those deemed “essential” — that…Oct 13A response icon1Oct 13A response icon1
The Vultures Are Circling WikipediaI must admit, for several years now I’ve worried that my beloved Wikipedia could not survive in an AI era. Honestly, it’s hard to imagine…Oct 7Oct 7
And Yet It MovesScience buffs will recognize the title as the (possibly apocryphal) quote Galileo muttered after he was forced by the Catholic Church to…Sep 22Sep 22
Synthetic Life Is Cool — But ScaryI know many people are worried about the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting happening later this week — I am too…Sep 16Sep 16
That’s More Like ItI’m always on the lookout for advances in healthcare that seem more like 22st century medicine than what we still experience in 2025. Way…Sep 8Sep 8
Where Innovation ClustersWe all like to think of the genius innovators coming up with Eureka ideas on their own, but most innovations don’t work that way. The…Sep 1A response icon1Sep 1A response icon1
