June 2012
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Jun 24th
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“As nature’s blanket, the potentially pathogenic and benign microorganisms...”
– Jeff D. Leach, a science and archaeology writer and founder of the Human Food Project, in Dirtying Up Our Diets (NYT)
Jun 23rd
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“Most of us journalists have one great idea every few months, maybe two if we...”
– Josh Levin, Executive Editor, Slate in Why Did Jonah Lehrer Plagiarize Himself? (Slate.com)
Jun 21st
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“Because proteins are important. Proteins are the machines that carry out the...”
– Dr. Avram Hershko, 74, a biochemist at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and a winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in The Body’s Protein Cleaning Machine By CLAUDIA DREIFUS (NYT)
Jun 20th
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Jun 19th
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Jun 7th
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Jun 6th
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“It is time for us to own up to our shortcomings in cancer screening, and we must...”
– Peter B. Bach, M.D., a senior adviser at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2005 to 2006, is the director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. in The Trouble With ‘Doctor Knows Best’ (NYT)
Jun 5th
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Jun 3rd
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“Print offers the reader the chance to make a truer comparison between the...”
– Caroline Roberts, GraphicDesign&
Jun 2nd
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“Another reason to add water is that it dilutes the yolk and opens up the complex...”
– Richard D. Ludescher, the dean of academic programs at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers, in Mayonnaise: Oil, Egg and a Drop of Magic by Melissa Clark (NYT)
Jun 1st
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May 2012
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“…the company was able to get prices that low because it did not change its...”
– Yasunobu Kyogoku, chief operating officer for Uniqlo’s United States division, in As U.S. Retailers Retreat, a Japanese Chain Sees an Opening by STEPHANIE CLIFFORD (NYT)
May 31st