Justin Grindley

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February 18, 2008
Justin wrote A lasting legacy for a green 'fad'
What will happen when advertizers skip promoting green and move on to whatever sells stuff next? I think this depends on how long particular green issues can stay in the public mind. Overall, I'm ... Read More 
February 18, 2008
Justin wrote Re: The humble fence: most important technological development in human history?
There are lots of well known candidates (fire, the wheel, gunpowder) but I'm going to break with the pack and suggest the Fence (and it's closely related cousin, the Wall). While it seems everyday... Read More 
January 31, 2008
Justin wrote Replace 'opt in' schemes with 'opt out'
Making donation the 'default option' is a powerful force and should propbably be a goal. There are many organ donor schemes (with a driver's licence, for example) but all have a default setting of... Read More 
January 23, 2008
Justin wrote Re: The gap between information and understanding
The amount of information in a 'personal genome' overwhelms our ability to interpret it (and can be expected to do so for some time). I think this 'understanding gap' creates some ethical pitfalls... Read More 
January 21, 2008
Justin wrote Exploring the oceans
While we know the biology of a few mostly land-based species in incredible detail, our understanding of the seas and oceans and the species that live in them is rather pitiful. Although not so tren... Read More 

About Justin Grindley

Justin Grindley Stem cell biologist in Kansas City, Missouri.