What's different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies to bypass classical breeding. That's what makes it both powerful and exciting.
I do know some of the world's richest people. In monetary terms, they all performed very well. In terms of a fulfilling life, I am less sure.
Balance in life is the key, as Aristotle taught us. Nobody likes a naive Pollyanna, but neither do we like to be around people who are constantly complaining and finding fault.
Certainly, in the story of my life, the walk between the Twin Towers was one of the grandest, one of the most memorable, but not solely the grandest and the most memorable.
It is very normal for people on the ground to look at somebody apparently walking in midair and thinking first that person is crazy and thinking secondly that person risks his or her life.
In 1968, the sanitation workers of Memphis tried to form a union. The city resisted. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to support them. That was where he lost his life.
Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.
Even if you are planning a birth with an epidural, the evidence suggests that a doula can help make things go much more smoothly.
There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.
Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.
Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.
I think everyone lifts themselves that little bit extra for the Tour de France, being the pinnacle of our cycling calendar.
I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.
The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.
Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak periods in western civilisation.
In 1972 I married again, to Elisabeth Case; she continues to be wife, companion, critic and editor: a partner in the projects and programs that we undertake.
If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.
Across the continent, political divisions are deepening. For all of these reasons, the specter of a euro zone collapse has not been dispatched.
I am working as public relations director for the Tour de France and maintaining my farm.
One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place.
An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.
