A Mean Act of Revenge Upon Lifeless Clay
Jack Kevorkian died today, and many are commenting about his role in the “right to die” movement. While I am a supporter of the movement generally, I did not find Kevorkian to be a courageous man....
View ArticleTending Towards Savagery
I am no particular fan of the monarchy, but Prince Charles was given a bad rap in 2003 when he called for the Royal Society to consider the environmental and social risks of nanotechnology. “My first...
View ArticleLife Finds a Way
“Broadly speaking, the ability of the park is to control the spread of life forms. Because the history of evolution is that life escapes all barriers. Life breaks free. Life expands to new...
View ArticleGene Patents
Not a day goes by that breast cancer does not figure in the news, at least at some level. There are reports of new treatment options, reports of high-profile women who have been diagnosed, reports of...
View ArticleCrime and Punishment
In the year 2000, a Virginia woman received some of the worst news possible when her young daughter approached her to discuss some things that had been making her uncomfortable. The daughter...
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