In an earlier post, we tried to untangle some of the ethical issues surrounding the use of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Miodrag Stojkovic (who incidentally produced Britain’s first human embryo clone) and his colleagues at the Prince Felipe Investigation Centre in Read more…
Talk about culture shock. School starts Monday. I haven’t taught since last March. Cal Poly is on quarter system, and if you teach Summer Quarter as I did in 2005, you can either get extra money or take an academic Read more…
This weekend’s football action is notable for it’s seven matchups of ranked teams. Fortunately, we will be able to see one in person–#4 ranked USC and #19 ranked Nebraska at the Coliseum. Although I feel somewhat guilty taking time off Read more…
It surprises me greatly to wake up this morning on my 34th wedding anniversary. It took me a long time to be 34 years old, let alone be married that many years. One of my daughters had a poster in Read more…
The patient is a 23-year old woman, condemned to a vegetative state following a tragic automobile accident in 2005. Her sleep-waking cycles remain normal, but her eyes cannot focus or follow a person around the room. Adrian Owen and his Read more…