Stranger in a Strange Land: A Qualitative Exploration of Veteranness

A stranger in a strange land: the utility and interpretation of heterologous expression

One of the major goals of the modern study of evodevo is to understand the evolution of gene function across a range of contexts, including sub/neofunctionalization, co-option of genetic modules, and the evolution of morphological novelty. To these ends, comparative studies of gene expression can be useful for constructing hypotheses, but cannot provide direct evidence of functional evolution. ...

Stranger in a Strange Land: Using Heterotopic Transplantations to Study Nature vs Nurture in Brain Development

The mammalian brain develops from a simple sheet of neuroepithelial cells into an incredibly complex structure containing billions of neurons with trillions of synapses. Understanding how intrinsic genetic programs interact with environmental cues to generate neuronal diversity and proper connectivity is one of the most daunting challenges in developmental biology. We recently explored this iss...

Stranger in a Strange Land: An Outsider's View of Antitrust and the Courts

Presidential address: stranger in a strange land. 63rd annual meeting of The Endocrine Society.

The scripture reading for tonight's sermon is taken from the Old Testament, the Book of Exodus, Chapter 2, verse 22: "For he said, 'I have been a stranger in a strange land.' " Let me hasten to assure you this reference has no implications concerning our host city. Even though this is the first time The Endocrine Society has held its annual meeting in the great state of Ohio, I, personally, am ...

Stranger in a Strange Land: Reflections on My First Medical Relief Mission

The camp had been christened Balakot Hospital, a glorious name for an altogether inglorious collection of canvas tents and steel operating containers that was the center of a spreading field of refugee tents marked “UNHCR” or “Iran Red Crescent.” Before the earthquake, our camp had been the science high school for this small Northern Pakistani town nestled on the border of Punjab and Kashmir. A...