"Molecular platforms are rapidly evolving, with enhancements in sensitivity and throughput at a lower cost. Such impro…"

"The discussion of H5N1 influenza virus gain-of-function research has focused chiefly on its risk-to-benefit ratio. An…"

"The trick with all this is, it’s an arms race … The virus is evading you. You want to make sure you keep up with it."

"... as Ian Lipkin has told me, the function of a reviewer is to make sure that their competitors' work is delayed."

"Dr. Lipkin noted that because cases noted early in an epidemic are the most severe, early mortality estimates tend to…"

"For him delicious flavors dwell In books as in old Muscatel."

"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"

"Song like a rose should be; Each rhyme a petal sweet; For fragrance, melody, That when her lips repeat The words, her…"

"The hunter catches a dreadful prey, the seaman steers his ship into an unspeakable harbor, the plowman sows and reaps…"

"You are the king no doubt, but in one respect, at least, I am your equal: the right to reply. I claim that privilege …"