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Science for a better future

06/09/2012

Cancer cells cheat on their diet

Every single cell has to eat to generate energy and work properly. Simple. Yes, simple and complicated at the same time. All the processes involved in cell growth and division are very important and are tightly regulated. Imagine that each cell of our body decided to grow and divide without any control… it would be a chaos.

Fellowship Programs

12/07/2012

by admin Same Author (14)

In the footsteps of Marie Curie

UNESCO-L'Oréal International Fellows are expected to go abroad to learn new techniques and bring them back to their country. Mounira Hmani, who was named an International Fellow 10 years ago, did exactly that and dit it susccessfully, developing a remarkable level of excellence and publishing in leading international journals. In 2012, Mounira - who is now an Associate Professor in Human Molecular Genetics at the Faculty of Sciences and Scientific Researcher at the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (Tunisia) - received a Special Fellowship '...In the footsteps of Marie Curie'

Women in Science Forum

06/06/2012

by admin Same Author (14)

From the Lab to the Layman

On May 24, Prof. Ingrid Scheffer gave a speech in Melbourne at the inaugural SOBR (Student Of Brain Research) networking dinner. She discussed the importance of communicating science to a wider non-scientific audience. It is an issue for scientists, as for many other professional groups, to work with the media and to feel confident enough to talk about themselves in a more engaging way.

Women in Science Forum

29/05/2012

by Aida Baida Gil Same Author (1)

3 roadblocks you might encounter during your scientific career.

In my experience both as a scientist and as a coach helping other scientists, I’ve come to know very well three obstacles or roadblocks that might have a huge impact on your scientific career, the decisions you make, and your overall satisfaction. These three roadblocks are: the definition of scientific success, the impostor syndrome, and feeling like a failure.

Science for a better future

10/03/2012

by Naama Geva-Zatorsky Same Author (1)

At Table Together

The human body is a tight micro-cosmos of co-existence of human and bacterial cells. As soon as an infant is born it gains its first microbe inhabitants through the mother's genital tract, followed by additional habitants acquired by its further exposure to the outside world. Surprisingly, there are ten times more bacterial cells than human cells in our body.

Science for a better future

23/01/2012

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

H5N1 Research: Greater risk in publishing or withholding data?

In an unprecedented move, a U.S. biosecurity review board has asked the authors of two studies creating dangerous airborne strains of the H5N1 avian flu virus—possibly transmissible among humans—not to publish the details of their experiments. Even among scientists, the decision has sparked a great deal of disagreement over the best action to take, now and going forward.

Women in Science Forum

05/01/2012

by Sylvia McLain Same Author (1)

Critical thinking, skepticism and science…

I think therefore I am.... Arguably, René Descartes is the father of modern global skepticism. A philosopher, mathematician and a key figure in the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century, Descartes started with the sole assumption that he did indeed exist and subjected this assumption to skeptical inquiry in order understand 'what we can know'. After a somewhat blank slate for a start, this skeptic philosopher grounded his philosophy (eventually) in a fixed point in absolute certainty-God.

L’Oréal-Unesco AWARDS

29/12/2011

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

Great Science of 2011: Three laureates cast their vote

With the end of 2011, another year of science has drawn to a close. For the last 12 months, the world of research has been churning away productively, making it almost impossible to say which discoveries will have the most significant impact, in the near future or down the road. Nevertheless, three laureates of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program have chosen the work from the past year that struck them the most, and tell us why.

Women in Science Forum

20/12/2011

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

Conferences, Collaborations and Carbon: International Travel in Science

Far from the image of “lab rats”, resisting contact with the outside world, many scientists maintain a demanding schedule of international travel. Whether to present their work, cultivate collaborations, or cement relationships with colleagues, these researchers are always on the move. But all of this transport takes a toll on the environment and on the budget. What value does it add, and is it still justified?

Science for a better future

13/12/2011

by Pamela Ronald Same Author (2)

Lets Talk: A story of interspecies communication

It was Sept 4, 1939, the day after the UK declared war on Germany, when mathematician Alan Turing reported to work at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park. Within weeks of his arrival, Turing and his colleagues were able to intercept high-level encrypted enemy communication signals and decode a vast number of these messages. The intelligence gleaned from this effort was passed on to field commanders, a process that was decisive to Allied victory.