When I was little, I dreamed of being Dr. Dolittle so I could talk to animals. I envied the doctor for something beyond even that, though: I, too, wanted a pet pushmi-pullyu. A product of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Hutcheson teaches leadership at Purdue University. The Pushmi-Pullyu offers a whimsical yet insightful metaphor for the ...

The pushmi-pullyu fails to win a mention in the UK government’s spending plans, industrial strategy or defence review, but it might have been credited as a source of science policy inspiration. The ...

James Hagman, Ph.D., professor of immunology at National Jewish Health and his colleagues have identified two "molecular motors" that work in opposing directions to control the development of B cells ...

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I was reminded of the imaginary beast by the farcical attempts of Brighton and Hove city councillors to set a council tax levy for the new financial year. The pushmi-pullyu had heads at either end of ...

In Tuesday's post, "Eight Reasons Not to Use Graphic Abortion Images at the March for Life," I argued that gory, graphic photos of aborted babies can be an effective pro-life tool in some situations, ...

When I was little, I dreamed of being Dr. Dolittle so I could talk to animals. I envied the doctor for something beyond even that, though: I, too, wanted a pet pushmi-pullyu. From our morning news ...

Scientists have identified two "molecular motors" that work in opposing directions to control the development of B cells in the immune system. Although every cell in the body carries the genes ...