“Do We Have Standards? Of Course We Do!”
~~~Mike Miller, CDC, National Center for Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, responding to L. Jason’s question at CFSAC October 2010 How can you be mad at Mike Miller? He’s such a likeable guy. As an...
View ArticleVulgar Display Of Power
I was young until I was old. One minute I was in the mosh-pit, the next I was bedridden. I was innocent until I was wise. One minute I was trusting, the next I awakened in a hellhole. I was scared...
View ArticleState Of The Knowledge Agenda Up!
Finally, after waiting for what seems an eternity, the NIH State of the Knowledge Workshop list of speakers has been posted. As I scroll through the two-day agenda, I find many pleasant surprises as...
View ArticleXMRV and the Mother of All Wormholes
Dear scientific community, I cannot begin to tell you how CFS has created a series of wormholes in my life. I’ve fallen into one after the other, and every single concept I’ve ever had about life as...
View ArticleAnother Fine Myth
The first thing I always look for in a news article or journalistic piece is the publish date. Sometimes, a tidbit that’s stumbled across while traipsing through cyberspace can seem completely...
View ArticleBroken Reward Response–Is This Science?
“There was a girl, and her uncle sold her”, wrote Mr. Ibis in his perfect copperplate handwriting. “That is the tale; the rest is detail.” – Neil Gaiman, American Gods. There was an illness and the...
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