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About 25 years ago, I was doing radiation surveys at a NASA research site, searching for radioactivity from past research activities.

   

Dengue fever was the first disease that I was introduced to in medical school, at least during a lecture. It is also known as bone-break fever to give you just a sense of how painful an infectious disease it can be.

While initially covered by CNN, it has subsequently been covered by the print media as well, including the

The New England Journal of Medicine published a great medical image this week from our nasal friend, or at least a runny nasal friend.

“Florigen-regulating genes have been repeatedly modified by breeders in crops as diverse as tomatoes, soybeans, potatoes, beans, strawberries, barley, sugar beet, rice, and wheat.

Off-shore wind lasts longer and is stronger than on-shore, making off-shore wind farms (OWF) a source of renewable energy – except, of course, when it blocks your view, and those NIMBY (not in my backyard) types object.

“After Metchnikoff discovered phagocytes, he plunged into researching human immunity, hopeful to find ways to extend lives. He was motivated by his own grim experiences with disease.

"Every city has its own 'molecular echo' of the microbes that define it.”

I found this a plausible study, but we should consider it speculative rather than accepted. First, the research is based on cell cultures. Second, the nuances of cell culture are frankly outside my ability to discern good from bad in technique.