On Science

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: October 1, 2008 - I first suspected that Boswell's life would be shortened after he bit my wife on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 19, 2008 - Like so many others, I have been addicted to the Beijing Olympics, watching every…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 17, 2010 - This is St. Patrick's Day, an important day in the family into which I was born. It…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 24, 2010 - On Valentine's Day last week I sensed a subtle chemistry afoot.I can remember with…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 17, 2010 - Last week's newspaper (the old-fashioned printed kind) carried a wonderful story…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 10, 2010 - I was forced to learn to spell archaeopteryx in 1989, when my daughter Nikki came…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 3, 2010 - Gene researchers looking for the genes that cause inherited diseases have been having…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 20, 2010 - Our view of the differences between the sexes has recently undergone radical…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 13, 2010 - Mark McGwire, past first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, is arguably the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 6, 2010 - My doctor and I have a very simple health plan to keep me going till age 90. It has…