I am told that I had a bad temper, and remember being banished to the back hall until civility returned.

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.

Over and over, expanding scientific knowledge has shown religious claims to be false.

More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding.

If our society continues to support basic research on how living organisms function, it is likely that my great grandchildren will be spared the agony of losing family members to most types of cancer.

The excitement of vitamins, nutrition and metabolism permeated the environment.

The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal.