Archives for October, 2011
Resveratol and the dynamic nature of science
Posted by Kevin Bonham on October 28, 2011 Last month, I linked to an article written by Harvard graduate student Laura Strittmatter about Resveratrol, a compound in red wine that had been linked to anti-aging effects in studies on rodents. Recently, a paper was published in Nature calling that research into question. This isn’t a problem in science – this is how it’s…
Petroplague – Book Review
Posted by Kevin Bonham on October 15, 2011 Disclosure Note: I was given a free digital copy of this book for review. Thrillers aren’t typically my cup of tea. I most often stick to non-fiction, and when it comes to novels, I tend to favor books that use the plot to develop characters, rather than the other way around. But when Amy Rogers…
That one looks delicious
Posted by Kevin Bonham on October 13, 2011 While researching my recent post on the Nobel Prize, I discovered that the website has a series of “educational productions,” including games and written/illustrated primers on different topics. I’ve been playing the malaria game all morning – you have to fly a mosquito around drinking the blood of humans while avoiding bug spray and mosquito…
Whatever you do, just do it for peace
Posted by Kevin Bonham on October 12, 2011 “We’re all violent inside, we’re all Hilter inside, and we’re all Christ inside. Just try to work on the good bit…”
A Bitter Sweet Nobel – Beutler, Janeway, and the Dawn of Innate Immunity
Posted by Kevin Bonham on October 6, 2011 Monday’s announcement for the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine should have been a happy occasion for my lab. On the one hand, it was given for early discoveries in the field of innate immunity – my field! On the other hand, it was given to a scientist that many* feel is undeserving of the…
