Connections: From Mima/Herellea to Acinetobacter to the Double Helix to Lwoff to … CRAB

There once was a Scientific American section authored by science historian James Burke called ‘Connections”. In it James Burke, a true renaissance man, showed us how an ‘internet’ of serendipitous encounters, connections between persons, places and events led to advances Continue reading Connections: From Mima/Herellea to Acinetobacter to the Double Helix to Lwoff to … CRAB

At Last, The Fairy Tale Becomes Clear…

If you ever wondered how Snow White could have been poisoned by eating an apple, you probably did not realize how much this tale of folklore was based on cruel reality.  Science has finally caught up with the Brothers Grimm Continue reading At Last, The Fairy Tale Becomes Clear…