Jack Lovelock, the Wonder Miler

Jack Lovelock, the Wonder Miler

Jack Lovelock was a poor kid in New Zealand who was so smart and athletic that he won an academic scholarship to high school, was valedictorian of his class, the school boxing champion, the best swimmer and rugby player in his region and a champion debater.  He...
Otto Warburg, Cancer Pioneer

Otto Warburg, Cancer Pioneer

This week, 83 years after Otto Warburg published his landmark paper on cancer, the New York Times has a major article on the revival of his idea that cancer cells can be starved to death (NYT, May 12, 2016). Otto Warburg (1883 – 1970) was arguably the most brilliant...