As my children grow (my oldest is 10), I find myself paying more attention to the dynamics of their social circles. The fact is, kids …
Author: Krista Conger
Changeling cells source of coronary arteries
During my lunchtime run today, I was thinking a lot about coronary arteries. Mostly because mine were working so hard. I'm a relatively new runner, …
Geneticists home in on what makes us unique
As a parent who has logged more than my share of frustrating hours with the 'I Spy' series of books my kids love, I've learned …
Representative Michael Castle speaks about human embryonic stem cell research
I wrote on Tuesday about the newest effort to pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Yesterday, Nature's blog, a Spoonful of Medicine, posted an …
Third time's the charm for stem cell legislation?
It's been exactly one year since President Obama overturned the federal funding restrictions imposed in 2001 by President George W. Bush on human embryonic stem …
$12 BILLION? Seeing red while health insurance companies are in the black
I've not jumped in to the health care reform fray here at Scope before. I think it's because it means so much to me. My …
Blocking glioblastoma's back-up pathway
A former elementary school classmate of mine died of glioblastoma just this month. I hadn't seen him in decades, but I followed his cancer battle …
Tiny DNA circles advance stem cell therapy prospects
The promise of stem cells sometimes seems no more than a distant glow on the horizon, particularly for patients afflicted with devastating conditions that could …
Ad it up: Super Bowl commercials vs. health research
Regardless of whether or not you watched the Super Bowl yesterday, you've probably at least heard of some of the ads. Some were panned, some …
Nomadic cells may hold clues to cancer's spread
Stanford developmental biologist Joanna Wysocka, PhD, has found an intriguing link between a human birth defect syndrome and the ability of cancer cells to spread …
Count down to stem cell news in 3, 2, 1
Have you ever wondered why big science news (like today's announcement by Stanford stem cell researchers) tends to be published simultaneously by many major media …
Don't miss Science Friday this week!
Stanford stem cell researcher James Weimann, PhD, is slated to be interviewed tomorrow on the highly regarded (and very fun) Science Friday program on National …
Keeping stem cells in check
Raise your hand if you've ever rolled your eyes at well-meaning advice from a parent or grandparent--and then went on to do what they'd suggested. …
Science Online 2010
I'm dorkily excited about the Science Online 2010 conference starting tomorrow in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. No, not because I'm going (sigh), but because …
Lighten up with the depression news
The news (published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and widely covered by many major media outlets) last week that antidepressant medications may …
Why study evolution?
I worried after my post yesterday that I didn't do enough to explain why we should care about the evolution of the threespine stickleback. As …