Tag Archives: science

Time For Dinner

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

For some time, we’ve been having ongoing discussions at The Aerie about eating better in an effort to stay healthier. Over the past couple of years, we’ve cut down our meat consumption considerably and we’ve been trying to do a … Continue reading →

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Distasteful

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

I don’t drink a lot of soda. It’s something that I gave up about a decade ago. Never looked back, really. But I saw a couple of threads the other morning about Pepsi that caught my eye. Specifically, the accusation … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Getting Personal

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Early in my scientific career I was in a meeting to decide what one of our department’s new drug discovery projects was going to be. A team made a presentation on a prospective target, which was scientifically solid but was … Continue reading →

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Friday Drabble: A Life In Research

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

A drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. A Life In Research The door … Continue reading →

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The King Is Dead, Long Live The King

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

There was one piece of news that probably didn’t make many of your feeds this morning that is very important in my industry: today is the day the patent on Lipitor expires. I’m sure most of you are saying, “Huh?” … Continue reading →

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Prehistoric Life Imitates Art

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

One hallmark of science fiction writers is that they often try to predict the future.  Jules Verne predicted landing on the moon. HG Wells predicted the atomic bomb. At the start of this decade, everyone’s pre-smartphone cell phones looked an … Continue reading →

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Fictional Science Film Saturday: Contagion

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

This past weekend, the Beloved and I went to see the new natural disaster film Contagion. Natural disaster film, you say? Absolutely.  Much more so than any of the crap that Roland Emmerich’s been churning out (2012, The Day After … Continue reading →

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Front Page Penny

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

It’s been a couple of good months for Penny’s Publicity Officer. Today there is an article in our local San Diego paper (SD Union Tribune) which ran a story about our company and one of the programs that we’re working … Continue reading →

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Smart Is Sexy, Or Is It?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

The story is almost a cliché, isn’t it? A young girl in grade and middle school loves to tinker, is great at math, enjoys digging in the dirt for bugs and toads, and is a voracious reader… until she gets … Continue reading →

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Home Work

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

I’m spending a couple of days working from home writing a grant.  It’s sort of nice – no commute, schlubby clothes, the whole pot of coffee to myself. Of course, another bonus is that I get to hang out with … Continue reading →

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