If animals can not be used in testing without harming human safety, I am all for it—assuming reasonable feasibility. Indeed, developing such alternatives is part of the duties we have as exceptional beings.
Here’s the story: Apparently, human cell lines may work as well or better than animals in testing air quality and toxicity. If this is true: Bravisimo!
Lift My Chin, Lord
Lift my chin, Lord,Say to me,“You are not whoYou feared to be,Not Hecate, quite,With howling sound,Torch held…
Letters
Two delightful essays in the March issue, by Nikolas Prassas (“Large Language Poetry,” March 2025) and Gary…
Spring Twilight After Penance
Let’s say you’ve just comeFrom confession. Late sunPours through the budding treesThat mark the brown creek washing Itself…