In view of the current controversy about patents for simply describing a gene, it’s especially interesting to read a tribute written by...

The NYT’s Erik Olsen compiled this wonderful on line article explaining and compiling examples of work from the burgeoning world of...

Wonderful news. Our government has seen the light, and now opposes patents for simply reporting the structure of genes. Bravo for the...

The promise of actually putting stem cells to work continues to draw closer. ScienceDaily and Cell Stem Cell very cool graphics...

Scientists are now another important step down the line towards creating useful pluripotent stem cells from skin cells. This research...

For years, scientists involved in "toxic tort" cases focused mainly on the dose, and less so on the timing and volume of particular...

Wow ! This article from the Howard Hughes Institute explains – and shows images from – new microscopes that can watch and record the...

How will lawyers and judges ever keep up with science as we trudge along seeking certainty. ?Scientists, on the other hand, like to look...

Our bodies are run by proteins. Genes control the proteins produced inside our bodies. Now, researchers have started to achieve the goal...

The BBC reported today that asbestos-related disease is the largest single cause of work-related deaths in the UK, with annual deaths at...

A new expert report calls for significant changes and improvements to the clinical trial approval and implementation process as it...

Back in law school, we all heard something about the awesome power of federal judges and probably wondered what it’s like to go home at...

Courtesy of this article in Science Daily, there is word of a new article in Science that explains a trick some tumors use to avoid...

A new ScienceDaily article raises a question: can toxic tort lawyers learn from fruit flies ? The lesson, it seems, is that toxic tort...

Do you take health insurance coverage for granted ? The table above lets you see the soaring numbers of annual US deaths from cancer....

Here is the online agenda for a great new asbestos litigation conference on May 3 and 4. Why great ? Because the conference format...

Remember the issues regarding DES daughters and sons said to be suffering additional diseases, and a class action settlement in the...

God love smart scientists and doctors ! Back in February, this post covered some of the ground on medical treatments aimed at individual...

This part of the future is not yet here,  but the story pasted below illustrates part of the promise of biomarkers….. ScienceDaily (Feb....

The online story pasted below is noteworthy for the the conclusion that cigarette smoke residue from nicotine causes the presence of...