The Invention of PCR — by Kary Mullis

  The concept was not out of the question because in fact one of the natural functions of DNA molecules is to reproduce themselves. They do it every time a cell divides into two daughter cells. A short piece of synthetic DNA could be treated in such a way that it would stick to a … Read more

Suggestions for Keeping Things Together in a Crisis

By ERIC FRANCIS | Planet Waves Here are some thoughts I’ve gathered from having dealt with crises in the past, and having spent time considering plans with others. We are essentially in a civil defense emergency. I will add one additional thought up top. In any crisis, whether personal or community, I have found it … Read more

Your Planet Waves March Horoscope by Eric Francis

“That’s not the way the world really works anymore. We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors…and you, all of … Read more