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Tag Archives: Barbara McClintock
Role Models for Girls?
Recently I received an email from a young girl (aged 8 and a half, as she signed herself off, with overtones of Adrian Mole) complaining about the lack of representation of women in STEM. As she says ‘If you want … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Women in Science
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Tagged Barbara McClintock, Donna Strickland, Marie Curie, national curriculum
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Resilience and the Nobel Prize
In case you’ve been asleep, this week has seen the number of scientific women winning Nobel prizes spike: two won this year. I don’t consider this simply as a moment of pure celebration for the cause of women in science, … Continue reading →
Posted in Equality, Research
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Tagged Barbara McClintock, Cold Spring Harbour, Evelyn Fox Keller, maize, transposition
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