Why I Don’t Care About Open Access to Research—and Why You Should
Open access to research papers doesn't mean much to researchers, but the government hopes it'll serve a greater good.
The FDA Is Not Anti-Genetics
Despite the recent crackdown on 23andMe, the FDA is engaging with fast-moving biotechnology advances. However, there's still much work to be done.
Why the HIV Vaccine Is Not a Pipe Dream
Despite 30 years of failure on an evolving viral puzzle, there's reason to believe we'll one day live in a world without HIV.
Our Search for Martian Life Is Really a Search for Our Place in the Universe
We know what life looks like on Earth, but will we know it when we see it somewhere else?
How Language Helps Us Understand Music Without Words
Without harmony, our brains don't know what to hear.
Do the Government’s Biomedical Initiatives Ever Lead to Medical Progress?
Over time, sure, but in the immediate future, social science will play a bigger role in any large-scale improvements to human health.
The Small Sample Size of Humanity
Comparisons to machines and information processors hide what's most fascinating about the human body: its underlying randomness.
Do We Need to Be Protected From Our Genomes?
Despite the FDA's recent ban on 23andMe's personal genome analysis, we still don't know how best to regulate personal genome information.
