I n my previous post , I bemoaned the fate of laboratory animals, in my own experience mice, who suffer all sorts of manipulations, typicall...

A nimal research is purportedly protected by university and broader review and approval criteria.  The relevant IACUC (Institutional Animal ...

W e see study after study of genes 'for' behavioral traits considered to be driven by selection: intelligence, athletic ability, cri...

A recent report , in Nature  discusses a glut of post-docs, that is, PhDs who went on to post-doctoral research position(s) with the idea t...

G ifts, gifts, gifts!  Every day in the media, often promoted by universities, journals, and NIH, we seem to be offered the imminent gif...

I t would seem hard to argue that we, as a people, are very nice, except maybe to our close friends and relatives.  Instead, aren't pove...

A s is my seasonal  wont , herewith I will : this year's Christmas Groanings...er, Greetings. . . . .  Have a great Holiday! ...