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SUPERBUGS: 'Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) plans to reintroduce the Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (STAAR) Act, which would reauthorize the Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force' according to Biocentury Extra. This call to action is timely and important. View in LinkedIn

INFOGRAPHIC DASHBOARD of patient health status is brilliant, useful for clinicians as well as patients alike on our new increasingly patient-collaborative health model. As anyone who has combed through hundreds of old fashioned patient charts with bad handwriting and disorderly reports knows, getting that clear summary takes a lot of digging, and medical staff do not have the time. Simple but very useful. http://hgraph.org/ View in LinkedIn

OUR PARENTS saw the development of the radio, penicillin, vaccinations, airplanes, TV, cars, computers, Man on the Moon, modern genetics, to name just the highlights. These technologies alone are staggering enough. I have a picture of Barcelona in 1905 with dirt streets and police on horseback. What a change in a short time. This generation of humans will witness even greater technological and social changes. Contrast this to The Dark Ages, where everything stood still for 500 years. Quite the privilege. View in LinkedIn

3D PRINTED PIZZA by NASA, here's a bit of an insight about the whys and hows. http://lnkd.in/5bs5Gy View in LinkedIn

JAPAN has made a commitment to leadership in the iPS and regenerative medicine sector as the bet on the medicine of the future. We are likely to see an increase in funding in this sector due to this commitment, a long overdue event. http://lnkd.in/NwKN4M View in LinkedIn

BIOLOGICAL DRUGS will be at least 50% of new drug approvals in coming years. Small molecule drugs are having a tough time keeping up with this tsunami of very effective monoclonals. Those Pharma groups that have been slow to enter this brave new age of biologicals can only catch up by acquisition. And that will be costly. http://lnkd.in/q5xemV View in LinkedIn

FABULOUS REPURPOSING STUDY which is in collaboration with Minoryx, an award winning Spanish company on the fast-track to break out of the box. The PI in this study is a brilliant physician-researcher and the data are compelling. Repurposing of drugs for new indications is a strategy that de-risks a clinical program because the drug has already extensive exposure in man and has undergone safety and toxicity testing, a big reason for a No-Go in drug development. Glitazones have a very interesting MOA and for this reason, despite warning labels, if used at low doses, may be very valuable. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130607222510.htm View in LinkedIn

J&J INNOVATION CENTER for early stage health care ideas is one of four such centers in the works. Great leadership by J&J. http://lnkd.in/wrzHKS View in LinkedIn

FROG FEET ROBOT for exploratory surgery? Useful due to the ability of frog's feet to stick to wet surfaces. One of the more far-out concepts. http://lnkd.in/6FvH2z View in LinkedIn

MY DINO TURD is a cross section of a 3 pound fossilized dinosaur poop that is my favorite paperweight. On the cross-section of what appears to have been a smooth oval, measuring 5 inches by 3 inches, are symmetrical bones and teeth fragments, that are clearly visible. This ancient excrement is a source of immense pleasure, and an invaluable defense against unexpected intruders. View in LinkedIn