Tag: Human Genome Project
An Object Lesson in How Not to Do Science
The story the public is told is contrary to evidence but scientists have to keep telling it because otherwise the wrong people might benefit.
How the Public Health Establishment Squandered Our Trust
The Covid pandemic was devastating, not only for society generally, but also to the reputations of our once-trusted health agencies.
Francis Collins Disappointed as a Public-Health Leader
Many Christians looked to Collins, an Evangelical Christian who was also a brilliant scientist, to bring a greater sense of morality to the research pursuit.
Emergence by Design
The originators of the concept were two 19th-century British philosopher-scientists, John Stuart Mill and George Henry Lewes.
Beyond Genes: Biologists Seek Purpose in Unknown Substances, Processes
There’s more going on in DNA and cells than the old Central Dogma predicted. The time has come to look beyond genes.