The Case of the Invading Cell and 500,000 Garbage Articles

This essay was prompted by a belated obituary in The New York Times from July 4, 2026, titled: “ Stanley M. Gartler , Pioneer in Cancer Research, Dies at 102.” Gartler actually died earlier, on May 25, 2026, at his home in Seattle, but his death “was not widely reported at the time.” Stanley M. Gartler in a photograph taken around 1960 Introduction This essay deals mainly with a subject that has…