The Race to Create Life” is the title of the lead article in the October, 1962, issue of Harper’s Magazine. “The synthesis of an organism has long been our goal,” state the authors of a recent article ...

The beginning of this month marks a half-year of being quarantined in my home. I really can’t complain; I am living with my husband and some family members in a comfortable house in a lovely setting.

My last blog post addressed the challenge of maintaining enthusiasm for life at a time when our lives are being altered and restricted by a pandemic. Admittedly, during these months of uncertainty, it ...