I’m privileged to attend and present at an immunology conference this week on B cells and HIV vaccines, a cause that is surely one of the scientific world’s most important challenges. But as I’ve listened through a few days of incredibly impressive talks, I’ve begun wondering whether the structure of scientific research in the 21st […]
Adventures of a Hospital Pillowcase
On rounds one morning, we were talking to a patient and I notice that one of the pillowcases was stenciled with black letters saying “Property of X Hospital.” What was interesting is that we were in a completely different hospital, Y, about two hours away from the hospital stamped on the pillowcase. That got me […]
Party Balloons and MRI Machines
When you buy some party balloons and eventually they escape into the sky or all the helium escapes, that helium is literally “escaping.” It is lighter than most of the atmosphere, so it goes up and up and up and basically out to the edge where our atmosphere becomes outer space. Ultimately, it would be very hard to […]
