Archive for October 2020
New research links serotonin and dopamine not just to addiction and depression, but to the ability to control genes
“Half of what you learned in college is wrong,” my biology professor, David Lange, once said. “Problem is, we don’t know which half.” Those words came to mind as I opened my copy of Science at home one night, and an unfamiliar word in the title of a new study caught my eye: dopaminylation. The…
Read MoreContrast Between Trump’s COVID Care and Everyone Else
For many, the TV reports of the president’s treatment will be their first exposure to the detailed treatment for COVID-19, so it is important to understand that this is not, by any means, representative of the physical and psychological experiences others will face if they are stricken by this potentially deadly virus. Unfortunately, I can…
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