Lens Posts Archive — Page 2 of 16

Bearded man in a white lab coat and patterned tie stands with folded arms in a blue-lit laboratory filled with scientific equipment.
January 1, 2009

Challenge and opportunity

How academic medical centers can help reverse disturbing trends

By Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D.
Black-and-white split photograph: a woman holds a crying child on the left, while a seated child in a sailor-style shirt appears on the right.
January 1, 2009

The case for serendipity

By Gary Kuhlmann
Illustration of three people in white coats holding hands as they walk along a flower-lined yellow brick path toward a futuristic city, with palm trees and landscaped greenery surrounding the scene.
January 1, 2009

The new Oz

U.S. scientists follow yellow brick roads overseas

By Leigh MacMillan, Ph.D.
Black-and-white engraving-style illustration of a person in a top hat and long coat standing on mine-cart tracks beside a caged bird or animal; bold text reads “U.S. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.”
January 1, 2009

Canary in the research lab

By Bill Snyder
Two women pose in a laboratory beside a microscope, with shelves of labeled specimen containers and bottles behind them.
August 1, 2008

The next generation

By Lillian Gu
Microscopic image of an early embryo-like specimen with translucent pale green and tan tissue and dark branching structures.
August 1, 2008

Islets of youth

Turning the clock back on diabetes

By Bill Snyder