by Sara M. Nolte | Sep 12, 2017
Over two years ago, an article published in Science took the Internet and media by storm. The paper, “Variation in cancer risk among tissues can be explained by the number of stem cell divisions,” better known as “The ‘Bad Luck’ Cancer Study,” used mathematical...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 8, 2017
I was on a Toronto subway this week and saw a woman wearing a button with #ILookLikeAnEngineer (see image right). Having blogged about this topic myself in 2015 and also having featured the blog of a female engineer sharing her thoughts, I was pleased to see...
by Hamideh Emrani | Sep 6, 2017
If you live in Toronto (Canada), you know that we have two seasons: winter and construction season. Between new condo developments and homes being renovated or restored, construction is everywhere. Right now, there are five active projects going on in the relatively...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 1, 2017
I love kids. Their curiosity, passion and enthusiasm for life are infectious. With two teenagers at home, kids and school are very much on my mind right now. (I have a habit of blogging about back-to-school, as you can read here and here.) Because kids are so curious,...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 29, 2017
The crux of Right to Try legislation, enacted by 37 U.S. states so far, is the premise that terminally ill patients should have access to experimental therapies, even if they haven’t been approved by the Food and Drug Administration yet. It sounds straight-forward...
by David Kent | Aug 29, 2017
As with all of my posts that relate to anything that might end up being a medical treatment, it is important to be very clear that I am a scientist and not a physician. My comments are my own opinion and based on my experience as a stem cell biologist over the last...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 25, 2017
On Tuesday, August 29, Signals is hosting a blog carnival on the topic Right to Try. Before you read the perspectives of the contributing bloggers, here’s what President Trump thinks about the legislation and the Goldwater Institute’s reaction. It’s the Institute that...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 23, 2017
We are less than one week away from Signals’ second blog carnival! Last month I promised to reveal the topic and the participants. I also hinted that this year’s topic might strike some readers as controversial. Given that a few invited bloggers declined to...
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