The Times today has an article about women who are choosing preventative mastectomies out of fear of breast cancer. The article is a bit of manipulative, somewhat clumsy journalism, rife with pathos, but it did get me thinking about genetics and genetic testing, which are beginning to be more accessible in the United States. Many …
Daily Archives: 15 September, 2007
Tense Bullets
Ladies are rocking the wine industry, although I don’t see a lot of female wine makers just yet. Still, being a vineyard manager is not small potatoes. A British poll puts the civilian death toll from the war in Iraq at 1.2 million. Just for perspective, the population of Mendocino County is around 86,000. The …