A vaccine against the HIV virus has proved elusive. A completely different approach that has the potential to replace a conventional vaccine was recently described by Gardner et al., in a letter in the journal Nature (1, 2). The paper… Continue Reading
Subtitle: How I APEd the Schnoz. This post describes the publishing of the Schnoz of the Rings: A Parody of J. R. R. Tolien’s The Lord of the Rings (hereafter known as The Schnoz). It is also about how I… Continue Reading
The Schnoz of the Rings is going to New York and I’m staying home! The Independent Book Publishers Association is showing the Schnoz at their booth at Book Exp/Book Con May 27 – 31. At the same time, I’m running… Continue Reading
Imagine a world without antibiotics, where any bacterial infection is potentially life threatening. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared in a report in 2014 (1) that a post-antibiotic era, “in which common infections and minor injuries can kill,” could start… Continue Reading
Apparently, the suspicion that students can’t learn unless we professors speak knowledge to them is still very much with us.