In a recent blog post (http://evmed.asu.edu/blog/evolutionary-medicine-top-ten-questions), Randy Nesse suggests that the presentations and discussions at the second annual conference of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health (ISEMPH) were...
The human appendix has long fascinated both biologists and physicians. A recent bout of appendicitis has heightened my interest in this organ and has stimulated me to write about it. Because of its small and variable size, and its apparent uselessness, Darwin (1871)...
The President’s Council on Bioethics was established by President Bush in 2001 to “advise the President on bioethical issues that may emerge as a consequence of advances in biomedical science and technology.” Under the chairmanship of Leon Kass, the Council published...
