If you constantly overeat, blame it on your duodenum!

What would you do if it were your kid?

If You Yoyo Are You on Your Own?

In an article entitled "The YOYO theory: YOu're on Your Own" published in Paper Magazine in February 2002, David Hershovits describes the ethic of rugged individualism espoused by airline pilots in the wake of the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001. The acronym YOYO (for You're On Your Own) had formerly been reserved for the case in which an air traffic controller bid a pilot adieu as he left...

If you are over 65--can you have your cake and eat it too?

Two women, in their 70s, are walking on Blackstone Boulevard. Both are 5 feet 2 inches tall. One weighs 146 pounds; the other, 118 pounds. Corresponding body mass index (BMI) is 26.5 (overweight) for the first and 21.6 (normal) for the second. They are both healthy without any chronic medical conditions. Each takes vitamins and calcium supplementation. Which woman has the lower mortality risk? ...

"If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it".

If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Manage It

Start of the lab: 2006 Size of the lab: Currently ten—size has fluctuated between five and 20 Research field: Systems and synthetic biology In 2005, I was working in the bioinformatics group of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a subsidiary of DuPont. The company was downsizing its research and development effort. At the same time, synthetic biology was emerging as a new discipline, and I wanted t...