“The U.S. Healthcare Research in Crisis” illustrates the continued destruction of the world’s largest public funder of medical research, and the impact on our nation’s universities, non-profit research institutions, federal labs and healthcare institutions that made our nation the world’s leader in life science innovation. Epic Cast of Characters: Herbert Hoover, President (1929-33) | Alan…
Milestones in Autism illustrates the history of the disorder from the coining of the term ‘autism by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, clinical identification, and the first book published on Infantile Autism, to its first appearance in the DSM III Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, and more recent identification of genetic and chromosome linkages. Published: May 27,…
“The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” illustrates the demise of the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, and the leading healthcare institutions that made our nation the world’s leader in life science innovation. The U.S. research foundation is now being undermined with massive budget cuts, employee layoffs, and research program cancellations across the…
Fluoride is an inorganic mineral that is naturally present in our water, soil, certain foods and health products, such as toothpaste. Milestones in Fluoride illustrate the history of the mineral from the identification of fluorosis, first use in a municipal water supply, and research studies to misinterpretation and conspiracy. Published: Mar. 24, 2025.
The Biology of Valentines illustrates the many hormones driving this special day for two of our favorites: Estrogen and Testosterone, in all of their genetic splendor, skipping along the path of life while encountering those familiar milestones markers with a loved one, or not? Sound familiar to you? Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Defending Science and Reason requires continually suffering the slings and arrows from the army of doubters who embrace myths, conspiracies, pseudoscience and age-old quackery. Epic Cast of Characters: Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services | Mandy Cohen, MD, M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., M.P.H., Director,…
Milestones in Diabetes illustrates major milestones from the first administration of the hormone insulin in 1921 to a recent National Institutes of Health study into causes of atypical diabetes. Published: Jul. 24, 2023.
Milestones in Parkinson’s illustrates advancements in the disease from James Parkinson’s essay on ‘shaking palsy’ to development of therapies, the role of pathophysiology and the role of critical genes in Lewy Body Dementia. Published: May 31, 2023.
Women’s History Month II celebrates the pioneering achievements of women doctors who served from the battlefield to the neglected communities; advanced chemotherapies and developed a novel therapy for malaria that helps millions. Published: Mar. 20, 2023
Our Milestones in CRISPR cartoon illustrates several significant achievements in the development of the technology with commentary by Polly D’ Osuar; Erik Von Muis, Ph.D., Director, Centers for Human Disease Control; and| Michelle Mousee, MD, Ph.D., Director, Institutes for Human Research & Behavior. Published: Jan. 23, 2023.
Milestones in Polio illustrates the slow but steady advancements from its clinical description and discovery to widespread infection and, finally a cure from a disease that has affected humanity around the world for millennia. Published: Dec. 26, 2022.
On Sept. 14, 2022, The U.S. Biotech Initiative was announced detailing new investments and resources to advance the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing industry. Published: Nov. 21, 2022
COVID-19 has significantly changed the world around us, especially the management of life science companies and organizations, and the juggling of operational issues and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory environment. Published: Sept. 27, 2022
Play the COVID-19 Wheel of Fortune and see how lucky you are! You have two wheels to choose from. Which wheel are you going to spin? Are you feeling lucky?? Is your decision to use a vaccine base logically on science, and reason derived from a published scientific theory that has been peer reviewed, clinically…
Asian American and Pacific Islander History Month celebrates the scientific accomplishments of several firsts, from the first chemo for children with Leukemia, and oral contraceptives, to the cloning of HIV and unlocking HIV replication. Published: May 23, 2022
The Evolution of DNA is an Illustration with the very small, requiring magnification, to the very large. Cast of Characters: Gregor Mendel | Charles Darwin | Herbert Spencer | Alfred Russel Wallace | Penny the Prokaryote | Ed the Eukaryote | Lucy the Lung Fish | Cindy the Centipede | Harold the Hylonomus | Doris…
Women’s History Month celebrates the Nobel achievements of Marie Curie and her work with radon; Barbara McClintock for jumping genes; Rosalind Franklin for X-ray diffraction; and Jennifer Doudna and Emmannuelle Charpentier for advancing CRISPR CAS-9 gene editing. Published: Mar. 21, 2022
Black History Month Celebrates the pioneering accomplishments of James McCune Smith, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Alexa Canady and Patricia E. Bath for their ground-breaking advancements in medicine. Published: Feb. 21, 2022
The Evolution of CRISPR illustrates its climb out of the primordial oceananic soup on the backs of eukaryotic cells and their friends to its discovery, characterization and patenting by scientists like Francisco Mojica, Virginijus Šikšnys, and Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna. Published: Jan. 24, 2022
Our Heroes and Remembrance illustration has Maurice Ralph Hilleman and John Enders, pioneering developers of common vaccines, and Clara Barton who served as a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, looking down upon the front line COVID-19 heroes, paying respects to those no longer with us. The Wall of Remembrance lists more than 7,000,000…
The COVID-19 Roller Coaster is a wild ride, strap yourself in and hold on… Cast of Characters: Senator Addison Mitchell McConnell III | Ellie R. Elephant, Reluctant GOP Symbol | Robert Redfield, MD, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington | Gavin Newsom, Governor, California | Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New…
Our Life-Saving Vaccines cartoon illustrates four invaluable vaccines that have significantly impacted human civilization throughout history from smallpox and influenza to the development of a measles vaccine and a cure for polio, a disease that previously paralyzed or killed over half a million people worldwide every year from 1940-1950. There is a reason why these…
The COVID-19 Vaccinated vs. Non-Vaccinated cartoon illustrates the ongoing battle between the leaders of the nation’s healthcare system and supporting governors defending science and supporting vaccinations against national and state politicians questioning COVID-19’s very existence, to suggesting chlorox, and ivermectin, a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drug approved to treat heartworm in our dogs and cats, as a…
The COVID-19 Cartoon illustrates the further politicalization of the U.S. Healthcare System. The choice between getting a vaccine, which could save your life or prevent severe hospitalization, OR choosing not to get a vaccine due to political pressure, fear of science and hospitals or individual rights, and risking a death sentence or severe illness for…
The COVID-19 PPE Distribution cartoon illustrates the confusion and complexity of distributing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to defend against the COVID-19 virus in a nation divided with mixed messages based, not on credible established science, but party politics. Actions that will result in needless suffering and death across the nation. Cast of Characters: Jay Inslee,…
The Wave Cartoon Illustrates how unprepared the U.S. was when the COVID-19 wave hit our shores despite the numerous studies done to prepare the nation for just such an event. Denial is not sound medical advice. Cast of Characters: Donald Trump, President | Mike Pence, Vice President | Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute…
COVID-19 and it’s naysayers are attacking Science and Reason. The defenders must suffer the slings and arrows from the army of doubters who throw science, logic and reason out the window, and embrace age-old quackery. Epic Cast of Characters: Donald Trump, President | Mike Pence, Vice President | Sean Hannity, POX News Host | Kayleigh…