If any students would like to learn more about the profits of the science publishing industry and how certain journals became so dominant and so profitable, try reading the well-written and highly entertaining article from the Guardian in the UK,… Continue Reading →
October 17, 2020 To: Alumni of MHC360 From: Harold Varmus Recently I received a nice note from one of the members of the 2020 class of MHC360, commenting on my appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show and suggesting that I… Continue Reading →
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Just before leaving for Europe, I noted that an exceptional exhibition about scientific marvels was on display until the end of February (actually March 1st) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While thinking about Session #4 of MHC360 on Wednesday… Continue Reading →
Following my brief holiday in Paris, my wife and I traveled to London by rail under the English Channel. Although my primary purpose was to visit the Francis Crick Institute as a member of its Science Advisory Board, we had… Continue Reading →
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As I mentioned at our class last week, I am now attending a large meeting of people interested In the control of malaria, organized by the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria. MIM is the outgrowth of a meeting that I helped… Continue Reading →
I’ve just returned from a few days on Sea Island on the coast of Georgia (the US version) at what might have been viewed as a boondoggle: to give a talk about my career in science and enjoy a few… Continue Reading →
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