Just learned that Yang Gao and Dr. Steve Brimijoin of Mayo have the cover article in JPET this month: Transduction of cocaine hydrolase by striatal neurons and non-neural cells after local delivery of viral vector, page 449. This is a continuation of the work that was originally funded by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical [...]
We’ve lived through the “Generation Gap” and the “Missile Gap” (which wasn’t real). Now many think we are in what could be called the “Science Gap.” A spanking new study by the Pew Research Center and AAAS shows Americans understand less about current science (only about half know that stem cells differentiate into other kinds of [...]
As a critical care physician, most of the patients Ognjen Gajic, M.D. sees are – well, critical. And while “intensive care” is his specialty, as a researcher he is constantly trying to improve procedures, efficiency — and both the cost and quality of that care. He has launched several studies to make sure the treatments, [...]
Much has been written about the new NIH draft guidelines for stem cell research — including a special section in Science this week and a perspective by Majumder and Cohen, ethicists from Baylor and Georgetown, respectively. Nature recently editorialized in its piece “Stem Cell Clarity.” In this week’s Nature Mayo Clinic bioethicist and researcher Jennifer [...]
