Drug discovery
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Pharma Ads: They don’t make for great dinner conversation
My wive and I had dinner at a noisy hot pot restaurant on Geary Boulevard. The restaurant was packed. When my wive went to get…
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Kári Stefánsson: Cantankerous and inspiring
None of the encounters I’ve had with Kári Stefánsson have been pleasant. I remember taking a walk with him in Heidelberg many years ago, when…
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Disappearing Polymorphs: Highly contagious crystals
Some chemical substances assemble in different crystal structures without changing their composition. Those alternative structures are called polymorphs. Polymorphs can act as seed crystals, causing…
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Selective Breeding for Longevity: A long-term experiment on the genetics of lifespan
In his science fiction novel Methuselah’s Children, Robert Heinlein described a clan whose members become unusually old without showing signs of frailty. Later in the…
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The Smile Brace: Making you happy by forcing the corners of your mouth up
One of my ancestors was a medical doctor who was responsible for accompanying the corpse of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to his final resting place after…
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AI in Biology: Limited as long as it can’t do experiments
AI will soon design effective and safe drugs for any ailment. At least that’s commonly assumed, and on the surface it’s a reasonable prediction. After…
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