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Kirk Hartley
Feb 17, 20132 min read
Will Old and New Mass Torts Spring to Life Through New Science Applied to Old Facts and New Science
(The image is courtesy of the Danish National Biobank.) Recent articles about genetic investigation of the Irish potato famine lead to...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 14, 20133 min read
Science and Romance – A Valentine’s Day Special
For Valentine’s Day, no law but some insights on the science of romance drawn from this full text online article by University of Notre...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 7, 20132 min read
Endocrine Disruptors – More on the Risks
Will endocrine disrupters become "the next asbestos?" Consider the following on the topic: "Human and animal life is widely exposed to...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 3, 20136 min read
A Talking “Epinephrine” Shot – Way Too Expensive, but Touted by Insipid Reportin
Pictured above is an old fashioned epipen. It’s used to dispense a cheap drug when needed. The device is pictured because this week...
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Kirk Hartley
Jan 28, 20131 min read
The Ultimate Job Creator: Government Investment in Basic Knowledge – A New Example Via SIRI an
An ongoing reality is that government monies are key catalysts for science and new products, which in turn lead to more jobs. For...
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Kirk Hartley
Jan 16, 20133 min read
Specialized Stem Cells – Working for Cartilage and Better Knee Surgery Results
(Image courtesy of Johns Hopkins press release and AAAS Translational Medicine/AAAS) Stem cells. Some scoff, but their usefulness is...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 31, 20123 min read
Gene Sequencing Spots a Likely Mutation Cause for Some But Not All Bowel Cancer
2012 ends with a new paper illustrating the power of genomics to find a likely cause of diseases such as cancer. In short, researchers...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 31, 20124 min read
2012 – Highlights of the Increasing Intersections Between Science and Law
(Image courtesy of Nature) _______________________________________________________________________________ As 2012 exits, here’s a brief...
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Kirk Hartley
Dec 11, 20122 min read
Antibody Drug Conjugates – New Science Seems to be Hitting the Zone – 23 out of 26
23. It’s a number made special by Michael Jordan. But now 23 also has special meaning for persons facing T-cell lymphoma. The number...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 21, 20121 min read
Diabetes Data – Diagnosis Doubled in Fifteen
The Centers for Disease Control recently issued a report quantifying the increase in diagnosed diabetes as having doubled in 15 years...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 18, 20121 min read
Great Holiday Gifts for Science Geeks
This list includes some truly unique gifts for people who enjoy science. #Science
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 15, 20124 min read
A Headline the Fast Food Industry Cannot Like – “Breakfast sandwich is a time bomb in a
An egg and cheese "breakfast sandwich is a time bomb in a bun." So says a new press release from …. a plaintiff’s firm ? No. The...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 11, 20121 min read
Researchers Figure out How to Remove the Extra Copy of Chromosome 21 that Creates Down’s Syndr
(Image from NIH) Wow. Researchers figured out a way to remove the extra copy of chromosome 21 that is the cause of Down’s syndrome....
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 11, 20121 min read
Virtually Indestructible Soccer Balls – A Gift to Kids from Science and Kind Hearted People
Western Kenya, Ugenya District. One World Futbol is the game ball. (Photo: Tiba Foundation) A good news story about science, children,...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 10, 20121 min read
Cooperation and Support – An Example of Why Science Moves Faster than Politicians and Lawyers
As the US exits the confrontational world of political campaigns, it’s refreshing to read a story about cooperation and support. Both...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 7, 20122 min read
Science Is a Winner Today – Visions and Priorities of the National Cancer Institute
Today, science is a clear winner with the re-election of President Obama. Among other good judgments on science, President Obama made a...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 5, 20123 min read
Epigenetics – A New Example – Possible Multi-generational Impacts from Nicotine
Epigenetics continues to change and shape thinking on disease processes and causation. It’s an important topic for product liability...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 4, 20121 min read
1000 Genomes Project – Done for Now, with all Cell Lines and Data Freely Available Online
(Images courtesy of Nature and the 1000 Genomes project) This week brought another example of the exponential explosion in molecular...
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Kirk Hartley
Nov 1, 20121 min read
The Importance of Data
The fact pattern sounds like a law school examination. Publicly held biotech company is using clinical trials to test an anticancer drug....
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Kirk Hartley
Oct 29, 20121 min read
Biobanking Nature
Over time, biobanks and computers will produce a relatively rapid explosion of new knowledge. A weekend article from the NYT makes the...
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