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Science For People!       From Jones and Bartlett, a book on Stem Cells from Dr. Ann A. Kiessling and Scott C. Anderson:  Human Embryonic Stem Cells: An Introduction to the Science and Therapeutic Potential Selected Articles: Creation of male/female embryos shows need for federal oversight Chicago Tribune July 13, 2003 Why use male cells in female embryos? This is just simple (if naive) practicality: Y chromosomes can be distinguished with a quick and inexpensive test. If the implanted cells became incorporated into the embryo, they would be easy to spot. So [Norbert Gleicher]'s team placed up to three male cells into female embryos that were 21 days old. Of Pharmers and Chimeras Spiked Online August 6, 2002 The green fields that ostentatiously carpet the hills of Scotland are home to the drug factories of the Roslin Institute. These factories produce only a modest amount of gas, and nobody in the neighborhood is complaining. After all, these 'factories' are sheep, genetically engineered to produce human proteins in their milk. The Big Chill Tech Central Station August 5, 2002 Current administration research policies are chasing away or dissuading some of America's best minds. Playing God Salon.com June 18, 2002 Bush's bioethics czar Leon Kass wants to criminalize lifesaving medical research because it violates the natural order of things. Would he have opposed wiping out smallpox? Recent Essays   Enter your search termsSubmit search form Webwww.scienceforpeople.com The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. - Albert Einstein May 30, 2007 Nano Computers, Part 1 By Scott Charles Anderson  You think your Blackberry is small? How about a computer the size of a molecule? A computer the size of a molecule? Okay, a fairly simple-minded computer and a pretty gnarly molecule, but it’s still a nice trick. Some of these nano-computers are being designed to be injected into your bloodstream. Based on what it finds there, it will make a medical diagnosis and then deliver the appropriate remedy in the form of a drug or a protein – a doctor and a pharmacy all wrapped up in a single molecule. No more waiting rooms, freezing exam tables, rude poking or long lines at the drugstore. Make way for a new world of really smart drugs... Click here for the rest of the article. January 25, 2008 Nano Computers, Part 2 What do tiles have to do with molecules? By Scott Charles Anderson So what about the molecular computers I promised in Part 1 of this article? For that we take a break from tiles, math, computers and crystals to talk a little about DNA. Don’t leave yet! You’ve made it this far, and we’re only going to use DNA as a building block, not for any tricky genetic stuff. In the same year that Dan Shechtman found his ten-fold crystal, Nadrian Seeman was playing with bits of DNA as if they were tinker toys... Click here for the rest of the article. June 13, 2004 The Attack of the Killer Nanobacteria By Scott Charles Anderson  Tiny creatures so small that they've been overlooked by scientists may be slinking around your body right now - and they're probably up to no good. In the 1970s, while doing field work in his beloved Italy, a geologist named Dr. Robert Folk discovered that bacteria seemed to be precipitating - excreting, really - an unusual type of limestone. Known as travertine, it's been used for thousands of years in statuary and buildings all around the world, from the Coliseum in Rome to the Lincoln Center in New York. Why study travertine? As Dr. Folk puts it, "I was simply looking for a good excuse to continue doing field work in Italy because I loved the food and lifestyle, and hit upon the idea of working on the travertines of Rome." Click here for the rest of the article. May 20, 2004 Who Needs ? By Scott C. Anderson  Is there another way to mix genes besides ? An intriguing idea percolating through the scientific community has the power to upend a lot of biology, genetics and evolution. For that reason, scientists are treating it delicately. They are poking at the theory (because they must), but from a respectable distance. The idea, called "horizontal gene transfer," makes a terrific sci-fi premise - but it may also be true.... Click here for the rest of the article. May 5, 2004 The Mathematics of the Internet By Scott C. Anderson The Internet can be viewed as a graph, and that means you can do math with it. The Internet is connected by links that point to other web pages that have links, etc. If you look at the links as "edges" and the pages as "nodes," you can view the Internet as a giant graph. A graph can be manipulated by the rules of mathematics and that means you can do some very clever things. This article describes one of those clever things... Click here for the rest of the article. April 16, 2004 A Baby's Hair by Scott C. Anderson  The first animal cloning was performed with a baby's hair and tweezers. Hans Spemann was in a foul mood as he rearranged his blankets. The beginning of the twentieth century should be vastly more exciting than this, he thought. Being swaddled in a lounge chair on the sanatorium porch was not his idea of a glorious way to ring in the new century. Getting tuberculosis was damned inconvenient, and the recovery was almost as bad as the disease. He hoped the book he had just bought would keep him from going comatose.... Click here for the rest of the article. March 22, 2004 Observing the Deep Sky by Chuck Fuller  The deeper you look into space, the more amazing the view.
People often ask, "What do you look at with that telescope?" Well, of course there are the moon and planets, not to mention all those stars. But it turns out that the sky is packed with interesting objects of many types - nebulae, clusters, galaxies, and more. We call them "Deep Sky Objects" because they physically reside far outside of our solar system, and even outside of our own Milky Way galaxy. There are thousands of such objects within reach of modest amateur telescopes, and many would argue they are the most interesting and beautiful objects to observe... Click here for the rest of the article. February 16, 2004 Understanding Telescopes By Chuck Fuller  Buying a telescope can be overwhelming. This article will help ease the pain. The primary goals of this article are to explain how telescopes work, what the major types and categories are, and how you can best choose a telescope for yourself or a budding young astronomer in your midst. We'll look at some baseline principles, the major types of optical systems, mountings, manufacturers, and of course, what you can actually see and do with any given telescope... Click here for the rest of the article. February 1, 2004 Choice Words By Scott Anderson Can you really suffer from too many choices? Yes, if one of the choices is psychobabble. Recent articles by Barry Schwartz, professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College, have propounded a most remarkable argument: that Americans have too many choices, leading them to feel harried and depressed. To encapsulate this interesting theory, a new term has been coined, the "Tyranny of Choice" ... Click here for the rest of the article. January 22, 2004 The Mad Cow Jumps Over the Moon By Scott C. Anderson  Mad cow disease has led to an extraordinary new view of learning and memory. The genesis of our national mad cow obsession is a fascinating story of adventure, discovery, ghoulishness and even happy endings. The story starts in 1955 with young Carleton Gajdusek, ten years out of Harvard, who was constantly on the lookout for new and unusual diseases. He found a remarkable one in New Guinea... Click here for the rest of the article. December 20, 2003 Natural Complexity By Scott C. Anderson  Simple chemistry can provide some surprisingly complex shapes. Living things are so extraordinarily complex, it's hard to imagine how the happenstance mechanics of Darwinian theory could have brought them into being. We know that the natural order of things -- loosely speaking -- is to get old, break down and turn to crap. So how is it that mere protoplasm has been able to organize itself so successfully that there has been an unbroken chain of life on this planet for over 500 million years? Click here for the rest of the article. December 16, 2003 Electrifying News By Scott C. Anderson  A long-held theory comes to a shocking end. Many young people who study science come away with the impression that all the important questions have been answered, and that it would be difficult or impossible to contribute to such a well-researched body of knowledge. But it ain't necessarily so... Click here for the rest of the article. October 20, 2003 We Know What You're Thinking Scientists can see your thoughts. You won't believe what's on your mind. By Scott C. Anderson You no longer have to go to Madame LeFoni's to have a mind-reading session. Scientists can read your mind too, at least a little. And what they see when they look into your mind is, well, thought-provoking... Click here for the rest of the article. August 10, 2003 Ears Looking at You, Kid Some people see with their ears and hear with their eyes. These "crossed wires" may expose the workings of the brain. By Scott C. Anderson Have you ever had the feeling that the person you're talking to has a loose wire or two in their brain? Turns out, you might be right. An amazing cross-wired brain syndrome called synesthesia (for joined sensations) may explain a lot of weirdness and poetry in the world - at the same time that it sheds light on so-called normal brains... Click here for the rest of the article. August 2, 2003 Small Talk by Scott C. Anderson  Turns out, bacteria can communicate. Are they talking behind our backs? A few years ago, Bonnie Bassler discovered something fishy about the bacteria she was studying. Actually, they were already pretty fishy, since these diminutive critters lived in the bodies of deep-sea fish and squid. Weirder still, these bacteria could glow a most beguiling moonlight blue... Click here for the rest of the article. May 7, 2003 Aristotle's Chickens By Scott C. Anderson  Aristotle came close to discovering stem cells more than two thousand years ago. Will we have to wait another two millennia for a therapy? Aristotle strode slowly in the shade of the covered walkway, gesturing as he spoke. In his wake was an excited group of young students, straining to hear his every word. "Welcome to the Lyceum!" he shouted, spreading his arms expansively at the surrounding campus... Click here for the rest of the article. February 15, 2003 A Light Touch Because astronauts like to eat salad in space, life is getting easier for bone marrow transplant patients. An enlightening story of serendipity. By Scott C. Anderson NASA is justifiably proud of its Technology Transfer Program, which spins off its space-age inventions -- from Tang and Teflon to rechargeable batteries - for use in the private sector. But they recently outdid themselves with a remarkable "healing light" that is starting to make life much easier for patients with hard-to-heal wounds, including those who have had bone marrow transplants (BMTs)... Click here for the rest of the article. January 5, 2003 The New Bone Marrow Transplants Today's Bone Marrow Transplants are saving the lives of cancer patients in unexpected ways. By Scott C. Anderson By the time he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, (CLL) Michael Billig's cancer had already taken over 90 percent of his blood. His doctors lost no time in getting the 43-year-old into chemotherapy... Click here for the rest of the article. Copyright © 2000-2008 by Scott AndersonFor reprint rights, email the author: Scott_Anderson@ScienceForPeople.com |
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