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To Paul Berg: in Memory
To Paul Berg: in Memoryby Don C. ReedAn old poem, partly remembered: “A tree is fallen, there is a gap against the sky.”Stanford’s great champion Paul Berg has died.Others are better equipped to understand and share his scientific contribution, how his Nobel...
To Paul Berg: in Memory
by Don C. Reed An old poem, partly remembered: “A tree is fallen, there is a gap against the sky.” Stanford’s great champion Paul Berg has died. Others are better equipped to understand and share his scientific contribution, how his Nobel Prize-winning work with...
KEVIN MCCORMACK: the Voice of CIRM
In one of life’s great cruelties, Kevin McCormack was taken from us; I imagine he would not like it, if we kicked up too much of a fuss. He might not wish to hear, I suppose, about tears shed on his behalf, He might prefer we lift a glass, remembering him with a...
ON HERSCHEL WALKER: A Patient Advocate’s Perspective
By Don C. Reed Should Herschel Walker, a vocal enemy of science, become Georgia’s next United States Senator? As a patient advocate for several decades, I hope not. It is not a question of Walker’s politics, to which he is entitled; but the man does not appear to know...
LAST CHANCE TO VOTE!
By Don C, Reed Is there is a person you know (maybe yourself) who has not voted yet? If so, consider helping them. Remind him/her about this moment of decision—maybe offer them a ride to the polls--because we only have a few hours. Today is Tuesday, November 8th, the...
VOTE RONALD JOHNSON OUT!
By Don C. Reed I wish Wisconsin’s Ronald Johnson was running for Senator in California-- so I could vote against him. Wisconsinites should vote Johnson out of office for many reasons: here are three. First, Senator Johnson seeks to control every aspect of a woman’s...
#7: THE MIGHTY MICROGLIA—One Weapon to Fight Many Disases?
By Don C. Reed Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research: For one month, I will make available a short (2-3 paragraphs) daily piece summarizing one aspect of the stem cell research—my layman’s understanding of it—done by scientists connected to the California Institute for...
Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research:
For one month, I will make available a short (2–3 paragraphs) daily piece summarizing one aspect of the stem cell research — my layman’s understanding of it — done by scientists connected to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The material is...
#3 of 36 reasons to VOTE YES! For Your Scientist Friends
By Don C. Reed Author, “STEM CELL BATTLES”, other books www.stemcellbattles.net Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research: For the next month, I will make available a daily summary of one aspect of stem cell research—my layman’s understanding of it—done by scientists...
Don Reed's NEW BOOK - "Science, Politics, Stem Cells and Genes: California's War on Chronic Disease"
California’s War on Chronic Disease
By Don C. Reed, World Scientific Publishing, April 2023