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Thursday, May 13th, 2010Last week, a Brooklyn judge had the good sense to prevent a lawyer from using fMRI scans as evidence in a civil suit. But, as Wired bloggers report, new cases are already popping up.
For whatever reasons, the focus has been on using fMRI for lie detection. I find it hard to believe this will ever [...]
Swine Flu Vaccine Delays
Monday, October 26th, 2009As many news outlets have noted, vaccine manufacturers have been having trouble meeting the U.S. demand for H1N1 vaccines. The delays are largely due to the fact that most drug companies have been relying on traditional egg-based techniques for producing vaccines. There are new, faster production techniques available, but the FDA has yet to approve [...]
In Defense of Swine Flu Vaccines
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009I wish I had time to write a full post on why getting vaccinated for the new H1N1 virus is a good idea, but I figure the least I can do is highlight the great articles that have been written on the subject. First is David Dobbs’ piece for Slate a few weeks ago. Next [...]
Alternative Swine Flu Vaccines
Friday, August 28th, 2009I’m working at Fast Company Magazine for the next few months. Here’s a link to my first blog post for them. It’s about a company called Protein Sciences that’s getting ready to take their insect cell-based swine flu vaccine to clinical trials. Most vaccines are still produced in chicken eggs, but several companies have been [...]
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