Archive for November, 2008
Starting a Biotech? Move to Maryland
Let’s face it: current conditions don’t favor a startup company of any kind, and especially not a biotech.
Though the current economic crisis seems to be centered around mostly finance and real estate, the stock market crunch borne from the climate is obviously not kind to angel investors and venture capital firms, which in turn make [...]
AIDS Cure on the Horizon?
One of the most powerful scenes for me in the movie Philadelphia was the moment in which Tom Hanks’ character, Andrew Beckett, introduces himself to Denzel Washington’s Joe Miller. They exchange a handshake at one point in the scene, and Beckett reveals to Miller that he has AIDS. When Miller reacts to the revelation by [...]
Obesity and Our Bacterial Friends
One of the persistent arguments in today’s world is whether obesity is in our genes or something that can be controlled by diet and exercise (and a good night’s sleep and low stress and …). On my way drive home from work last week, I heard a very interesting story on NPR about research on the [...]
Are your Political Views Biologically Programmed?
I was sitting down for a drink the other day with a longtime friend when the topic of politics came up for discussion. Growing up in Massachusetts, I rarely encountered somebody of a conservative mindset, let alone someone who would admit to being so in such a heavily democratic state, so I had always assumed [...]
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