by Kiran Sood | Dec 20, 2009 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — During much of the last decade, David Castagnetti served as chief of staff for Montana Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a central figure in the current health care reform debate. Where it was published The...
by Kiran Sood | Dec 8, 2009 | Topics
Harold Varmus has had a lifetime of work in scientific research and discovery. (Photo courtesy of http://www.fcihr.ca/front.php) PATH TO POWER Harold Varmus was born on Dec. 18, 1939, on the south shore of Long Island, N.Y., a product of the early 20th century...
by Kiran Sood | Dec 3, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — In the quest for American innovation, especially during a time of deep national recession, some experts say universities are the problem. That’s because not enough academic ideas find their way to the marketplace. Three well-known members of the...
by Kiran Sood | Nov 18, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — As moviegoers across the nation watched the end of the world last week with the opening of “2012,” news of Earth’s demise spread quickly across the Web. The scientific community, fed up with the misleading prophecies, quickly fought back on the...
by Kiran Sood | Nov 13, 2009 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – As more people keep vital personal, financial, and health information online, the ability of networks to fend off attacks has taken on new importance because everyone’s private data is potentially at risk. At a gathering of the Open Web Application...