Improve a Vaccine—Save a Forest

QS-21 is a promising adjuvant which improves the performance of certain drugs.  The trouble is, QS-21 is derived from an evergreen tree (Quillaja saponari) found in limited locations in Chile. It also has some other qualities that limit vaccine effectiveness. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York have been working on a synthetic […]

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Originality + Action = #OTA11

[v=k8waqwf1rBA] Innovation is the stuff of legend.  Yet we understand so little about the process.  Is the creative spirit  in our nature or our nuture? Is it competitive or collaborative?  Is it the chicken?  Or is it the egg? Yes. That’s the answer I took home from the OtA Sessions—Originality and Action thnkfest in Sioux […]

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Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?

[v=G5j9GZMcEOA] I’m really feeling this tune today.  This week.  This year. It’s the same old tune, fiddle and guitar Where do we take it from here Rhinestone suits and new shiny cars We’ve been the same way for years We need to change Some days I’m feeling Hank.  Some days I’m feeling it Waylon.  Some […]

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