Andrew Holtz, author of House, MD, spent 17 years at CNN, during 10 of which he covered medicine. He holds a masters degree in public health from Portland State University and writes a regular column for Oncology Times. On page 48, he reports on scientists who are trying to use viruses to treat cancer. ?The story is an interesting intersection of business and science,? say Holtz. ?Companies and academics are now trying to show that oncovirus can compete with conventional treatments, and make that statement emphatically enough to get some investment.?
Before he joined The Scientist as a full-time staff writer in mid-March, Bob Grant got a Masters degree in science, health and environmental reporting from New York University. He has a background in fish and wildlife biology and is an adjunct professor of biology and ecology at Saint Louis University. Grant?s article on page 79 peeks into the life ...
