Orion Jones

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February 11, 2012
Orion wrote New Metaphors (& Gene Therapy) Will Beat Cancer in IdeaFeed
What's the Latest Development? Steve Jobs paid $60,000 to have his tumor genetically sequenced. Today, a machine can do it for $1,000. This kind of dramatic advance, which has made sequencing m... Read More 
February 11, 2012
Orion wrote Have Scientists Found HIV's Achilles' Heel? in IdeaFeed
What's the Latest Development? A team of Japanese scientists have discovered a way to circumvent one of HIV's most potent defense mechanisms. The discovery involves a family of chemical compoun... Read More 
February 11, 2012
Orion wrote Heart Disease Tied to Y Chromosome in IdeaFeed
What's the Latest Development? In a survey of 3,000 British men, scientists have found an important link between a particular version of the Y sex chromosome and heart disease, meaning the pred... Read More 
February 11, 2012
Orion wrote Sugar Coating: What Your Doctor Really Prescribes in IdeaFeed
What's the Latest Development? A new Harvard study calls into question our assumption that medicine is one of the most honest professions. In a survey of 1,900 doctors from across the country, ... Read More 
February 11, 2012
Orion wrote Good Health Is Knowing How to Eat in IdeaFeed
What's the Latest Development? Health experts, including a Harvard nutritionist, believe a healthier body is achieved by concentrating on how we eat, not just the kinds of food we consume. Call... Read More 

About Orion Jones

Orion Jones

Orion Jones writes and edits the Ideafeed at Big Think and reads for The Barcelona Review. He has written for Global Post and Catalonia Today. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.