Kirk Hartley
“HeLa” Cells – An Important Story of History, Science and Racial Barriers
A back story. Yesterday’s post covered an important new research arising from work with "HeLa" cells. The new work brings to mind an...
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Kirk Hartley
Jun 4, 20121 min
Important New Work Defines the Universe of Proteins That Bind to mRNA
New libraries of molecular knowledge continue to appear as molecular biology races forward. The May 3, 2012 issue of Cell brings a new...
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Kirk Hartley
May 31, 20122 min
95% Confidence Level – The History
How did we end up generally adopting a 95% confidence level? A post at Empirical Legal Studies explains that the answer lies in a paper: ...
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Kirk Hartley
May 28, 20121 min
Fake Science – The Full Story Behind the Conviction of the Pakistani Doctor – Fake Scie
The popular press says that a Pakistani doctor was given a 33 year jail term for telling the CIA where to find Bin Laden. It’s actually...
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Kirk Hartley
May 20, 20122 min
Stem Cells from Placentas – More Studies Show the Upsides from Preserving Tissues at Birth
Throwing away life. That may be the result of failing to preserve umbilical cords and placentas. New studies continue to investigate and...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 15, 20121 min
Science and Computers Helping Kids Facing Big Challenges
An example of a local impact from big science and computers. Due to birth problems with a bleeding brain and apnea, seven year old...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 11, 20121 min
Symposium on Medical Tourism
Opinio Juris includes multiple posts related to a timely seminar on medical tourism. This topic is going to grow, for many reasons,...
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Kirk Hartley
Apr 5, 20123 min
Comparing Genomes – Learning How Change Happens – Tort Litigation Possibilities Suggeste
How do genomes change due to environmental forces? A new paper published in the April 5, 2012 issue of Nature sheds some light, and finds...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 30, 20121 min
Wine Glass or Faces – Thinking, Fast and Slow – Our Brains Do Amazing Things Without Co
Our brains do amazing things without conscious direction. For example, specific portions of our brains are programmed to quickly search...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 28, 20122 min
Big Picture Lessons and Reminders from Scientists Unraveling the Molecular Biology Behind Flowers Bl
With increasing frequency, researchers are figuring out how and why nature does what it does. A springtime example makes several points...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 27, 20122 min
An Example of Progress from Donating Body Tissue for Research
It’s difficult to create positives from death. But, when a loved one is dying, positives are possible when there is the presence of mind...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 25, 20121 min
Working to Create a Breast Implant to Deter Recurrence of Breast Cancer
Quite an idea – a breast implant that would help reduce the probability of a recurrence of breast cancer. ScienceDaily brings word that...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 24, 20122 min
More on Prometheus and the Denial of Patents on Laws of Nature
The opinion in Prometheus continues to frustrate those in the patent bar who think the Federal Circuit deserves deference, for some...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 12, 20121 min
Gordon Moore – The Creator of Moore’s Law and a Quiet But Massive Investor in Science
Many know of Gordon Moore thanks to his famous "law" and his role as a founder if Intel, but as I recently learned, there’s much more to...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 11, 20121 min
Whole Genome Sequencing Costs Continue to Plummet – An Example of the Incredible ROI from Inve
This NYT article by John Markoff explains part of the story on why we are now sequencing entire genomes for hundreds of dollars, and why...
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Kirk Hartley
Mar 8, 20121 min
Changing Your DNA’s Operation With Exercise or Caffeine – Epigenetics in Action
Epigenetics matter – a lot. It’s chemistry in way – it’s about external factors creating reactions that cause sections of your DNA to do...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 21, 20121 min
Test Tube Hamburgers – Yes, Really !
Imagine growing hamburgers. No cows. Just meat growing in a lab. Or a meat factory. The vision is real. In fact, the first hamburger is...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 20, 20123 min
Epigentics, Toxins and in Utero Exposures – Timing of Exposure Can Make All the Difference
Epigenetics and toxins are subjects of ever-increasing research and findings demonstrating harms to offspring, especially when a fetus is...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 19, 20122 min
Science, Individualized Medicine, and Passion Drive Chains of Kidney Transplant Pairings – A
The front page of the NYT this morning is dominated by a mosaic picture of 60 people who form a chain of 60 lives and 30 kidney...
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Kirk Hartley
Feb 14, 20121 min
North Carolina Close to Paying Compensation for Sterilizing People – Eugenics
People sometimes take science in the wrong direction. In that vein, consider a blog post from Jennifer K. Wagner at the University of...
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