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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 10, 2009 - Science is by its nature a feisty enterprise, with researchers evaluating each…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 3, 2009 - I have often wondered why my parents named me after a dragonslayer. They had selected…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 27, 2009 - Early this year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug produced by…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 20, 2009 - The Obama administration faced up to an unusual and unusually interesting legal issue…
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This article first, appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 13, 2009 - Are microbes making Americans fatter?The number of overweight and obese people in the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2009 - My wife and I invited friends over to watch the Kentucky Derby last weekend. We try to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 28, 2009 - Anybody who hasn't been asleep for the past few days -- anyone who listens to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 22, 2009 - The Diet Wars are over. We live in a world where fat is common and thin is desired,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 15, 2009 - Few issues in science have stirred more social controversy than race.Race has a…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 11, 2009 - This week, as St. Patrick's Day approaches, my mind turns not to shamrocks and green…