Like a Healthy Estuary, Social Interaction may be the Protective Habitat of our Mental Happiness. In the June issue, Coastal Review highlighted the importance of SAV, submerged aquatic vegetation to our coastlines. “SAV protects shoreline erosion, improves water quality and provides habitat for fish and waterfowl. It is critically important to the wellbeing of both … Continue reading The View from a Small Island: The Tiredness Virus
A different kind of virus: Imbalance in Science
In the 27 October 2020 issue of STAT, journalist Shraddar Chakaadar highlights a problem that confronts women scientists often -- even if she, Akiko Iwasaki is the principal investigator of a major university laboratory (Yale University). "To know Iwasaki is to know that she is passionate about combatting sexism, power imbalances, and toxic behavior in … Continue reading A different kind of virus: Imbalance in Science
The CRISPR Nobel
In the excitement of the 2020 Nobel prizes in chemistry, “for the development of a method for genome editing”, I became aware that I knew very little about Nobel prizes of past years. Yes, I knew that women are only infrequently awarded the Prize--so infrequently that of the 916 winners, only 56 have been women … Continue reading The CRISPR Nobel
Indian scientists record breaking efforts in developing COVID testing
On March 18, virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale hit a major milestone. She and her colleagues submitted India’s first native COVID-19 diagnostic test for validation by the National Institute of Virology. Hours later, Bhosale achieved another milestone. She gave birth to a baby girl. Women in research are often overlooked but the Indian team was primarily female. … Continue reading Indian scientists record breaking efforts in developing COVID testing
Science loses a hero to COVID 19
Today, in The Scientist, we read of the death of biologist Lynika Strozier from complications of COVID 19. Ms. Strozier was 35 and was a biologist at Field Museum in Chicago. Such a loss to the scientific community, Ms. Strozier worked there as a research assistant in the Pritzker DNA Lab and worked on a … Continue reading Science loses a hero to COVID 19
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