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From homeless to Harvard: Taking the scenic …

WEBIn my life, I battled homelessness and had to financially support my mother, but these hardships fortified my commitment to STEM. This past year, I became the first person in …

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The family behind a scientific mystery

WEBNick's gotten unaffected members of his family involved in the research as well, to serve as a control group. Cathy's waiting for her sister's family to get the results of testing, and …

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The Lasker Awards: A history of "America's Nobels"

WEBThe idea for an American award honoring advances in medical research grew out of Albert and Mary Lasker's deep concern in the early 1940s about the lack of effective …

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Simplifying genetics with sickle-cell anemia

WEBThis is one reason sickle-cell anemia makes such a great example; it is a classic single-gene disorder, but if someone with the sickle-cell gene also happens to have the gene …

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Better living through microbes—A review of 'Welcome to …

WEBPosted by Julie Sollier Julie joined Cell Press as a Scientific Editor for Cell Reports in March 2015, narrowly avoiding the worst Bostonian winter ever and bringing along her sweet …

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5 biotech trends I'm excited about in 2020

WEB2. CRISPR/Cas technology beyond genome editing. It wouldn't be Trends in Biotechnology without novel applications of CRISPR. The capacity of CRISPR/Cas tools to edit …

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A grammatical myth: Between and among

WEBHere's the myth: between relates two items, whereas among relates three or more items. This is almost accurate, and in many cases it is an easy way to determine whether to …

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Little things matter, in both virology and your PhD

WEBLittle things matter, in both virology and your PhD. Blaise Pascal said that "Little things console us because little things afflict us." In the time of COVID-19, Pascal's words have …

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Fun science facts about human lactation

WEBSo, in honor of world breastfeeding week and working/lactating mamas, let's celebrate some of the fun science behind human lactation. 1. Breastfeeding is positively associated with …

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'How to Survive a Plague': David France on science and …

WEBA review of filmmaker and journalist David France's book How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS, which recounts the stories of the …

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How cells survive without oxygen: An interview with David Ho

WEBCells confronted with oxygen deprivation (called hypoxia) are able to detect the condition and then deal with it using signaling systems that remain the subject of intense study. In …

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8 big questions in cancer research

WEB2. Can we reduce different cancers to a set of common traits? In 2000, researchers Robert Weinberg and Douglas Hanahan proposed the "Hallmarks of Cancer" in a landmark Cell …

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When to use—and not to use—the passive voice

WEB1 As I mentioned last week, to become is an active verb—it is something you do, not something you have done to you. It's also important to note here that the presence of …

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What the COVID-19 pandemic taught me about communicating …

WEBWhen the COVID-19 pandemic started, Nicole Noren Hooten knew she had to help fight the flood of misinformation. Her experience is a model for how scientists can better connect …

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100 more inspiring Black scientists in America

WEBBefore we get into the list, I would like to thank my colleagues, who helped generate this list of amazing Black scientists. Thank you, Drs. Haysetta Shuler, Zer Vue, Christina …

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From visual arts to visualizing biology

WEBFor Rebecca, the visual arts inspired her interest in structural biology as a field of biological sciences that focuses exclusively on what biological systems look like. She brought this …

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100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America

WEBProfessor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health, Medical University of South Carolina. Carlos Ponce, MD, PhD. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Washington University …

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Cell Mentor Sheila Chari

WEBSheila joined Cell Press as a scientific editor for Cell Stem Cell in 2012. In addition to papers and reviews on scientific aspects of stem cell biology, CSC covers ethics, …

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Submitting your manuscript: Write the right cover letter

WEBProofread your letter by checking the spelling, grammar, and syntax. A well-written letter indicates that you take your submission seriously and that you are an author who pays …

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