February 2012
12 posts
the holy grail in transplantation
Some scientists speak of attaining “chimerism,” named for the mythical Chimera, which Homer described as “a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle.” If the Chimera’s easy hybridism could be clinically attained, then organs could be exchanged among patients without a biological price. People could be rebuilt like...
Absolute power is a joy forever
A thing of beauty corrupts absolutely
January 2012
14 posts
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December 2011
24 posts
“I drank coffee and read old books and waited for the year to end”
– Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America
