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Selected Recent Publications

 

 

Agriculture and Agbiotech:

  • "Efforts to Advance UK GM Plant Approvals Come a Cropper," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (May 2004).
  •  "Canadian Supreme Court Wraps Up David vs. Goliath Case: This Time the Giant Wins," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (July 2004).
  •  "Regulating Plant Genes and Agbiotech Products - International Style," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-10 (August 2004).
  •  "Plant-made Pharmaceuticals: Progress and Protests," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 7-9 (October 2004).
  •  "Biotech Bug Conference Speakers Call for Regulation and Public Involvement," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 7-9 (November 2004).
  •  "Approvals for Genetically Engineered Bentgrass Creep Through Agency Turfs," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-9 (January 2005).
  •  "Patent Challenges to AgBiotech Technologies Flourished in 2004," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (February 2005).
  •  "Retaining Genetically-engineered Seed? Consider Retaining a Lawyer," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 5-6 (April 2005).
  •  "GAO Sees Deficiencies in Efforts to Guard Agriculture from Terrorism," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 10-11 (May 2005).
  •  "USDA Steers Livestock Identification Program into the Future," USAG Magazine, pages 15-17 (June/July 2005).
  •  "Bt10 Slips into the Stream of Commerce," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 7-8 (July 2005).
  •  Irwin, R. and Jones, P.B.C., "Biosafety of Transgenic Forests in the United States," in Landscapes, Genomics and Transgenic Conifers (C.G. Williams, Ed.), pages 245-261 (December 2005).
  •  "Pew Initiative Workshops Scrutinize Animal Biotechnology," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (January 2006).
  •  "Inspector General Fires Warning Shot at APHIS," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (March 2006).
  •  "A Nanotech Revolution in Agriculture and the Food Industry," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (June 2006). 
  •  "Legislating AgBiotech," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 3-5 (September 2006). 
  •  "Federal Court Finds an Oversight in APHIS' Oversight of Biopharming," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-10 (October 2006). 
  •  "Wild Rice," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-3 (November 2006). 
  •  "Taking Aim at a Peaceful Coexistence," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-3 (December 2006).
  •  "Federal Courts Disapprove APHIS Approval Procedures," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 4-6 (April 2007). Reprinted in the Agricultural Law Update (2007). 
  • "Supremes Consign the Monsanto-McFarling Litigation to Rest in Peace," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-9 (February 2008).
  • "Send in the Clones," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-3 (April 2008).
  • "APHIS Restructures Regulation of GE Organisms," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-4 (November 2009).
  • "Herding Unconventional Animals Along the Regulatory Trail," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 4-6 (November 2009).
  • "Introducing Genetically Engineered Corn into European Markets is a Real Grind," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 7-9 (November 2009).
  • "Genetically Engineered Alfalfa: OTAT? Or Not OTAY?" Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-10 (August 2010).  
  • "Biotech Industry Must Tackle Trio of Tribulations," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 5-8 (December 2010).      
  • "Regulation of GE Sugar Beet and Alfalfa Crops Continue to Breed Controversies," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-4 (May 2011).      
  • "No Recession for AgBiotech Disputes," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (September 2011).      
  • "Seeds of a Controversy," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-10 (December 2011). 

 

Biography:

  • "Allan Pinkerton: The Original Private Eye," The Strand Magazine, pages 40-43 (March-May 2004).
  • "John Desmond Clark - Paleoanthropologist," Today's Science (August 2004).
  • "S. Jocelyn Bell Burnell - Pulsar Pioneer," Today's Science (November 2004).
  • "Bessie Coleman - Reaching for the Skies," Today's Science (February 2005).
  • "Christiane Nusslein-Volhard - Embryogenesis Pioneer," Today's Science (October 2005).
  • "Pinkerton Detective Agency," History Magazine, pages 37-40 (December/January 2005).
  • "William J. Burns," History Magazine, page 54 (February/March 2006).
  • "Vidocq - The First Detective," History Magazine, page 54 (April/May 2006).
  • "The Scopes Monkey Trial," History Magazine, pages 40-44 (June/July 2006).
  • "A Phony Fairy Tale," History Magazine, pages 13-15 (August/September 2006).
  • "Standing Bear vs. General Cook," History Magazine, pages 13-14 (December/January 2007).
  • "The Trial of John Webster," History Magazine, pages 13-14 (April/May 2007).
  • "The Fox Sisters," History Magazine, pages 13-14 (August/September 2007).
  • "Jim Hume - Wells Fargo Detective," History Magazine, page 40 (August/September 2007).
  • Over 18 biographies for the Florida Department of Education (2007-2008).
  • "Spring-heeled Jack," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (October/November 2007).
  • "Scotland Yard: Birth of a Police Force," History Magazine, pages 36-41 (December/January 2008).
  • "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste," History Magazine, pages 43-44 (December/January 2008
  • "The Discovery of Tutankamun's Tomb," History Magazine, pages 25-30 (February/March 2008).
  • "The Measure of a Man - Alphonse Bertillon," History Magazine, pages 44-45 (February/March 2008). 
  • "The Deadly Business of Burke and Hare," History Magazine, pages 11-14 (October/November 2008).
  • "The Story Behind Lady Liberty," History Magazine, pages 23-25 (October/November 2008).
  • "Alfred Nobel," History Magazine, pages 33-35 (October/November 2008).
  • "Darwin Aboard the HMS Beagle," History Magazine, pages 12-15 (December/January 2009).
  •  "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police," History Magazine, pages 39-42 (December/January 2009).
  • "Luke May - Scientific Detective," History Magazine, pages 9-12 (February/March 2009).
  • "James Eads: Ambitious to the End," History Magazine, pages 44-45 (February/March 2009).
  • "Joseph Bell," History Magazine, page 30 (April/May 2009).
  • "Edward O. Heinrich," History Magazine, pages 9-12 (June/July 2009).
  • "Mrs. Friedman and the Rumrunners," History Magazine, pages 44-45 (October/November 2009).
  • "The Thin Man: Dashiell Hammett," History Magazine, pages 24-25 (February/March 2010).
  • "The Prophetic Marine," History Magazine, page 50 (February/March 2010).
  • "The Cowboy Detective," History Magazine, pages 28-29 (April/May 2010). 
  • "Jane Austen," History Magazine, page 54 (October/November 2010).
  • "August Vollmer - Police Reformer," History Magazine, pages 12-13 (June/July 2011).    

 

 Biotech/Pharma Industry:

  • "Pediatric Drug Testing: Not Child's Play," Modern Drug Discovery 7(3):21-22 (March 2004).
  • "Benitec Sues RNAi Firms," Nature Biotechnology 22(5):499 (May 2004).
  • "Dodging Patent Perils in Collaborations," The Scientist 18(21):34-35 (November 8, 2004).
  • "NIH's Fluctuating Ethics Policy Polarizes Opinion," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 6-8 (June 2005).
  • "Extending Exclusivity," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 28-31 (Summer 2005).
  • "Preventative Measures," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 68-75 (Summer 2005).
  • "Pharma's Living Frontier," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 32-41 (Autumn 2005).
  • "The Feel Good Factor," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 118-125 (Autumn 2005). 
  • "Identifying Biomarkers," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 52-62 (Winter 2005).
  • "Patient-recorded Data," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 100-109 (Winter 2005).
  • "European Regulators Curdle Plans for Goat Milk Antithrombin," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-10 (April 2006).
  • "Political Controversy Inspires Stem Cell Inventions," Genomics and Proteomics Magazine, (May 2006).
  • "Europe Approves Two Follow-on Growth Hormones," Nature Biotechnology, page 601 (June 2006).
  • "Breast Cancer Therapies," PharmaTechnology Magazine (2006).  

  

Forensic Science:

  • "Forensic Analysis of Blood Protein and DNA: A Brief History," Forensic Nurse Magazine, pages 25-27, 31 (November/December 2003).
  • "DNA Profiling," Law and Order Magazine 52(8):92-94, 96 (August 2004).
  • "Time to Put Forensic Evidence to the Test?" Today's Science on File 13(1):40-43 (September 2004).
  • "DNA Forensics: From RFLP to PCR-STR and Beyond," Forensic Magazine 1(2):14-17 (Fall 2004). Reprinted for the Human Identification E-Symposium, International Web Conference (April 14, 2005).
  • "The Scent of the Crime," All Points Bulletin, pages 4-5 (June 2005).
  • "The CSI Effect," All Points Bulletin, pages 3-4 (Summer 2005).
  • "X-ray Expose," All Points Bulletin, pages 3-4 (September 2005).
  • "Poring over Fingerprint Details," All Points Bulletin, pages 2-3 (October 2005). 
  • "Analyzing Bullet Lead," All Points Bulletin, pages 2-3 (November 2005).
  • "Scientific Validity Tests," All Points Bulletin, pages 2-3 (January 2006).
  • "Forensic Handwriting Analysis vs. Graphology," All Points Bulletin, pages 2-3 (February 2006).
  • "Scents and Sense-ability," Forensic Magazine 3(2):15-20 (April/May 2006).
  • "Forging Ahead on Handwriting Analysis," All Points Bulletin, pages 2-3 (May 2006).
  • "Using Biometric Technology to Advance Law Enforcement," Forensic Magazine 3(4):14-16 (August/September 2006). 
  • "Friction Ridges Make a Lasting Impression," Forensic Magazine 3(5):22-29 (October/November 2006).
  • "The National Forensic Academy," Forensic Magazine 4(1):44-50 (February/March 2007).
  • "CSI: Idaho - About 100 Years Ago," Florida Department of Education (2007).
  • "Scent Identification," in Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Salem Press (2008).
  • "Ear Prints," in Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Salem Press (2008).
  • "The Marsh Test," in Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Salem Press (2008).
  • "Forensic Science Service," in Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Salem Press (2008).
  • "The Real CSI - The Origins of Crime Labs in North America," History Magazine, pages 16-20 (August/September 2009).
  • "The Imperfect Crime of Leopold and Loeb," History Magazine, pages 16-20 (October/November 2009).
  • "Herman Mudgett: Nineteenth Century Serial Killer," History Magazine, pages 33-36 (October/November 2010).
  • "The Office of Naval Intelligence," History Magazine, pages 30-31 (February/March 2011).
     

History of Invention:

  • "Bakelite," History Magazine, page 5 (March 2005).
  • "Pencils," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (June/July 2005).
  • "Braille - the Tactile Code," History Magazine, pages 47-48 (August/September 2005).
  • "Polygraph," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (October/November 2005). 
  • "Shorthand," History Magazine, page 54 (December/January 2005).
  • "Greek Fire," History Magazine, page 6 (April/May 2006). 
  • "Ballpoint Pens," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (June/July 2006).
  • "Barbed Wire," History Magazine, page 6 (August/September 2006).
  • "Security Coffins," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (October/November 2006).
  • "Candy Corn," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (October/November 2006).
  • "A Journey of Discovery: Diabetes, Banting and Best," History Magazine, pages 14-16 (October/November 2006).
  • "Edmund A. Smith's Revolution on a Dare," Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, pages 37-42 (Fall 2006).
  • "Corkscrews," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (December/January 2007).       
  • "The Air Brake," History Magazine, page 41 (December/January 2007).
  • "Radar," History Magazine, page 4 (February/March 2007).   
  • "The Timeless Appeal of Clocks," History Magazine, pages 46-50 (February/March 2007).
  • "Potato Chips," History Magazine, page 6 (April/May 2007). 
  • "A Bird's Eye View of Frozen Foods," History Magazine, pages 43-44 (April/May 2007).
  • History Magazine's Book of Trivia. Moorshead Magazines (2007).
  • "Coffee Makers," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (June/July 2007).
  • "Revealing Cryptic History," History Magazine, pages 35-38 (April/May 2007). 
  • "Reinforced Concrete," History Magazine, page 6 (August/September 2007).
  • "Copy Machines," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (October/November 2007).
  • "Morphine: A Divine Drug," History Magazine, page 48 (October/November 2007).
  • "Truth Serum," History Magazine, pages 4-5 (December/January 2008).
  • "Teddy Bears," History Magazine, page 54 (April/May 2008).
  • "Clothes Washing Machines," History Magazine, page 6 (June/July 2008).
  • "New York's Lost Subway," History Magazine, pages 20-21 (June/July 2008).
  • "The Iron Lung," History Magazine, page 15 (August/September 2008).
  • "The Colt Revolver," History Magazine, page 54 (August/September 2008).
  • "Electricity: A Tale of Shock and Awe," History Magazine, pages 26-30 (December/January 2009).
  •  "Plastic Fantastic," History Magazine, pages 13-16 (June/July 2009).
  • "Dry Cleaning," History Magazine, pages 6-7 (October/November 2010).
  •  "Revigator," History Magazine, pages 6-7 (October/November 2010).
  • "The Bridge Over the Golden Gate Strait," History Magazine, pages 41-43 (December/January 2011).

  

Intellectual Property Law:

  • "U.S. Courts Struggle with New Patent Infringement Standards," Nature Biotechnology 22(4):461-463 (April 2004).
  • "When the Reach-Through Exceeds the Grasp," Modern Drug Discovery 7(7):21-22 (July 2004).
  • "Protecting Invention," PharmaTechnology Magazine, pages 58-67 (Spring 2005).
  • "How to Avoid Losing Your Patent," The Scientist, 19(21):34-35 (November 7, 2005).
  • "ESTs: What Are They Good For?" Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 10-11 (December 2005).
  • "Judge Concerned That Alfalfa May Be a Little Rascal - and Other Legal News," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (July 2007).
  • "Cultivar Cultivates Disaster for Soybean Patent While Supremes Throttle Patent Test," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-10 (September 2007).
  • "Patent Battles On and Off the Court," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-3 (December 2007).
  • "Prior Art: The Skeleton in a Patent's Closet," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 10-11 (June 2008).
  • "Minding Your Ps and Qs at the PTO," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 6-8 (September 2008).
  • "What's the Use?" Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-11 (January 2009).
  • "Federal Circuit Cooks Bean Patent While Another Patent Dispute Simmers," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-3 (February 2010).
  • "Patent Rights and Patent Wrongs?" Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 6-8 (April 2010).
  • "Three Gene Patent Cases Target Questions About Gene Function," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 7-9 (May 2010).
  • "Federal Circuit Asks: What's in Your Patent?" Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-4 (June 2010).      
  • "Courts Ponder Questions About Inventorship," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 8-11 (January 2011).      
  • "PTO Board Cottons to One Patent, While a Court Interferes With Another," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 10-11 (February 2011).     
  • "Recent US Supreme Court Decisions Fortify Patents," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 1-4 (August 2011).      
  • "Federal Circuit Sours Judge Sweet's Decision on DNA Patents," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 7-9 (October 2011).      
  • "Congress Invents Patent Law Overhaul," Information Systems for Biotechnology News Report, pages 9-10 (November 2011).

Medicine:

  • "Oxygen Therapeutics Flow Through Product Pipelines of North American Companies," Что Нового: в науке и технике (What's New: in Science and Technology), 11(13):54, 55, 58-60 (November 2003).
  • "Autoimmune Disease and Multiple Sclerosis," Biomed, Inc. Continuing Medical Education Health Update Booklet (September 2004).
  • "Pharmacogenomics and the Future of 'Personalized Medicine'," Today's Science on File 13(11):279-281 (July 2005).
  • "Race-based Medicine?" Today's Science on File 13(11):281-282  (July 2005).
  • "Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," Biomed, Inc. Continuing Medical Education Health Update Booklet (June 2005).
  • "Caisson Disease," History Magazine, page 6 (February/March 2008).
  • "Treatments for Rickets," History Magazine, page 6 (April/May 2008).
  • "Penicillin," History Magazine, pages 22-23 (October/November 2009).
  • (with A. McGregor) "The Invisible Wounds of War," InHealthNW, pages 32-33 (January-February 2010).

 

General Science and General Law:

  • "Genetic Mutation Gave Us Room to Think?" Today's Science on File 12(10):246-247 (June 2004).
  • "Synthetic Proteins May Prove Prion Theory," Today's Science on File 13(2):68-69 (October 2004).
  • "Stressed Out Rats Can Blame Their Moms," Today's Science on File 13(3):80-81 (November 2004).
  • "RNAi: Silencing Genes the Easy Way," Today's Science (November 2004).
  • "Izumo: The Key to Sperm-egg Fusion?" Today's Science on File 13(9):230-231 (May 2005).
  • "Genes on the Go: Charting the History of Human Migration," Today's Science on File 13(11):270-272  (July 2005).
  • "Tissue Engineering Shows its Muscles," Today's Science (August 2005).
  • "Life Science Developments," in The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006 (V.G. Spadafora, Ed.), pages 308-309 (2005).
  • (with P. Downey) "Earth and Life Science Developments," in The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006 (V.G. Spadafora, Ed.), pages 270-271 (2006).
  • Over 40 science articles for the Florida Department of Education (2006-2008).
  • "Science Comes Second in Next," in The Science of Michael Crichton (K. Grazier, Ed.) BenBella Books, Inc. (2008).
  • Nine science articles in Daily Dose of Knowledge, West Side Publishing (2008).
  • Sickle Cell Disease, Chelsea House Publishers (2008).
  • The Genetic Code, Chelsea House Publishers (2010).
  • Viruses, Chelsea House Publishers (2011).
  • Kingdoms of Life, Chelsea House Publishers (2011).
  • Cell Structure, Processes, and Reproduction, Chelsea House Publishers (2011).
  • Stem Cell Research and Other Cell-related Controversies, Chelsea House Publishers (2011).
  • Freedom of Information, Chelsea House Publishers (2011).
  • Reproduction and Cloning, Chelsea House Publishers, in press (2012).
  • Disability Rights, Chelsea House Publishers, in press (2012).

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