Nature, June 21, 2021 Researchers are now permitted to grow human embryos in the lab for longer than 14 days. Here’s what they could learn.
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Where I Work: Mona Minkara
Nature, June 21, 2021 Computational chemist Mona Minkara simulates the molecular dynamics required for lung function and boosts access for visually impaired chemists.
The parenting penalties faced by scientist mothers
Nature, June 21, 2021 Starting a family at a key career stage comes at a cost to birthing parents — and many end up leaving the profession as a result.
Where I Work: Bernardo Reyes-Tur
Nature, June 21, 2021 Bernardo Reyes-Tur aims to unravel the mating mysteries of Cuba’s imperilled Polymita.
How junior scientists can land a seat at the leadership table
Nature, April 13, 2021 Early-career researchers bring energy, talent and diverse voices to leadership and advisory roles.
The broken promise that undermines human genome research
Nature, February 10, 2021 Data sharing was a core principle that led to the success of the Human Genome Project 20 years ago. Now scientists are struggling to keep information free.
Can patients’ gut microbes help fight cancer?
Science, November 20, 2020 Oncologists may one day harness patients’ gut microbes to improve treatment efficacy.
How LGBT+ scientists would like to be included and welcomed in STEM workplaces
Nature, October 19, 2020 Steps that peers and institutions can take to make laboratories, conferences and lecture halls safe and inclusive spaces.
Daunting but doable: Job searching after a postdoc
Science, August 20, 2020 How postdocs can compete in a historically tight academic job market.
The weapons of sexual rivalry
Knowable Magazine, December 5, 2019 Male-male competition, and sometimes female preferences, have driven arms races for the flashiest horns, antlers, pincers, tusks and claws