Articles by Paul Knoepfler

Outside the Box: Professor-Funded Science Award

How does cancer actually kill you?

What is Governor Rick Perry really like? A scientist's perspective on my meeting with him

TGIF: Can science be a 9-5 Mon-Fri Job?

Is Obama anti-science? Take our poll & talk about it

Beware the data thieves: paranoia meets reality

Cloudy with a chance of pepper spray

Genome Identity Theft: I Could Clone You Or Einstein Or Justin Beiber, And You Can't Stop Me

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I Had Cancer And Wonder If Stem Cells Were To Blame

I confess: I'm jealous of frogs, lizards and salamanders because of their stem cells

Confessions of a Stem Cell Scientist

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