providing criticism absent presentation of possible alternative strategies is a key indicator of intellectual laziness, but is widely accepted in science
Elitism is rife with intellectual laziness disguised as superiority and by refusing to abandon prestige proxies, we are complicit in allowing it to cap the immense potential of science
(1/2) 2x in the past week have male colleagues seeking my professional advice simply said to me (out of the blue) "let's chat on the phone soon, I want your thoughts" - this is, in fact, NOT how to seek advice! You are not entitled to a woman colleague's time in this way..
today Michaela is really annoyed at yesterday Michaela for getting seq kit in 4c to thaw so that today Michaela has to start the miseq and can't put it off
Sharing part of the
#hiddencurriculum
here: if you apply to an REU, you should email the PI directly that you are applying and see if you can chat with them on the phone or in person - you become a real human and not just a name on paper and it really helps your chances!
Definitely the best coverage I've seen of some of the incredible Smolke lab work - I once asked her how she chose what problems to work on, and she said [re yeast-produced opioids], "People told me it was impossible, and I didn't think it was."
Christina Smolkeโs Stanford team genetically altered yeast to produce opioids. Can her startup, Antheia, make them more efficient to produce and safer to use?
#synbio
#biotech
#bioengineering
They've done it again! Seriously cannot get enough of the ongoing starfish story from
@wgilpin0
@Viveknprakash
&
@PrakashLab
! Can't wait to dive into this new preprint:
(2/2) *especially* if you are asking for something that benefits yourself and not her as well. Instead, say something like, "I am currently thinking about X, and since I really respect you I would love to hear your thoughts on it. Would you be free to talk on the phone soon?"
Often a major scientific discovery can be boiled down to a
#singleplot
in a paper. Nรผsslein-Volhard, Wieschaus, & Kluding identify mutations that underlie almost every signaling pathway driving development (and cancer)
@nobelprize
no-name journal, breathtaking work
PMID: 28305337