“I could not put the book down...Through Lacks, the story of modern medicine and bioethics — and, indeed, race relations — is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
In this Sunday’s Washington Post, I reviewed Hannah Holmes’s book The Well-Dressed Ape. Overall it was a pretty positive review, but I criticized her for [...]
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
DNA from thousands of people being tested without their knowledge. Suspicious spouses are sneaking DNA samples from their partner’s underwear; men and women are covertly testing their children to find out if they’re really biologically related, and several companies have cropped up to help them.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Because the sweeping DOJ changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act were the only Bush Administration regulations under review that weren’t approved before Obama was inaugurated as president today, monkeys, miniature horses, parrots, ducks and everything else can legally qualify as service animals (for now)
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
The question of service animal species also turns out to be a question of religious freedom
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Skloot’s tips for breaking into publication and getting paid to write
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Wouldn’t it be fun to hallucinate on your lunch break without all those pesky drugs? Here’s how.
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
The famous Six Degrees of Separation Study was actually based on bogus statistics.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Researchers in Liverpool have announced that “being pelted by a raw egg may result in eye injury.”
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Yesterday was the first day I was able to post since the ScienceBlogs upgrade because of glitches in the system. Now I’m headed off to [...]
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Why do so many New Year’s resolutions fail? Because of this basic neurology …
