Reports
Probably A (Possibly C, G or T)
Two decades ago, I worked on the Human Genome Project. All day, I scrutinized eye-glazing stretches of A’s, G’s, C’s and T’s, cloned bits from a composite human genome. Our team analyzed the sequence, closed gaps, and deposited the polished versions of those genomic bits...
Read MoreClosing The Education Divide
In the Arab world, sheer numbers call for leap-frogging into digital learning, said Maysa Jalbout, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education. Over half the 385 million people who live the region are under 25 years of age, she said. A good many...
Read MorePatients With Passports
Four years ago, author Maggi Ann Grace’s partner, a building contractor, learned that he had a defective heart valve. The uninsured 50-something American did not have $200,000 for heart surgery, but the state medical system, with its strange logic, would let his condition get much...
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