“The need for general scientific understanding by the public has never been larger, and the penalty for scientific illiteracy never harsher. Lack of scientific fundamentals causes people to make foolish decisions about issues such as the toxicity of chemicals, the efficacy of medicines, the changes in the global climate.” PeopleNeedsCausesUnderstandingDecisionIssuesFundamentalsMedicineClimateFoolishChemicalsPenaltiesEfficacyToxicityIlliteracy Author:Peter Agre
“My goal was to develop into an independent research scientist studying clinical problems at the laboratory bench, but I felt that postgraduate residency training in internal medicine was necessary.” ProblemFeltGoalStudyTrainingResearchScientistIndependentMedicineInternalsLaboratoryBenchesClinicalsResidency Author:Peter Agre