Lionizing lyonization 50 years on

Inclusive fitness: 50 years on.

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Interstellar Grains: 50 Years On

Our understanding of the nature of interstellar grains has evolved considerably over the past half century with the present author and Fred Hoyle being intimately involved at several key stages of progress. The currently fashionable graphite-silicate-organic grain model has all its essential aspects unequivocally traceable to original peer-reviewed publications by the author and/or Fred Hoyle. ...

The Soviet "Doctors' Plot"-50 years on.

The Everett Interpretation: 50 years on

The problem of measurement in quantum mechanics was apparent shortly after the theory’s invention, in the mid 1920s, by Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and Dirac. It is recognizably the successor to the problem of wave-particle duality. Its origins therefore lie with the very beginnings of the discovery of the quantum. It has never been laid to rest. It haunts us still. If anything the problem is beco...

Reflections on 50 years of newborn screening.

Newborn screening (NBS) began 50 years ago with the ability to screen for phenylketonuria from dried-blood spots and prevent long-term disability through dietary intervention. Now nearly all of the 4 million infants born in the United States are screened for a wide array of significant medical conditions by using dried-blood spots and pointof-care tests, leading to early diagnosis and treatment...