Our Endogenous Retroviruses, Ourselves: The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Anna Marie Skalka
In 1970, everybody knew, or believed they did, how the flow of genetic information in a cell works. The Central Dogma of genetics dictated that DNA is transcr...
Brewers Of Change
Our BREWERS OF CHANGE™ column puts a celebratory spotlight on women leaders who are creating social impact and propelling gender equity through their organizations and businesses in their respective industries. They are Women You Should Know whose missions are greater than their companies and brands.
Priya, India’s First Female Superhero, Takes On Covid-19 In Latest Digital Comic Book, Short Animated Film
Priya, India's first female superhero, has been defending and empowering survivors of gender-based violence - sexual violence, acid attacks, and sex traffickin...
Steering The Future Of Women In Science: The Institutional Wizardry Of Microbiologist Rita Colwell
One of the exciting and daunting things about doing science in the Twenty-First century is the sheer number of competencies it demands. It is no longer e...
One Woman Against The Black Death: The Saga Of Dr. Edith Pechey-Phipson And The Fight For Medical Women in India
In 1896, the city of Bombay recorded its first case of bubonic plague, a disease which would grow to claim ten million lives over the following decade as the g...
14-Year-Old Anika Chebrolu Named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ For Work On Potential COVID-19 Cure
14-year-old Anika Chebrolu was just named the winner of the 2020 3M Young Scientist Challenge, an annual innovation competition hosted in partnership with...
Florence Bascom: The Many Facets Of Geology’s “Stone Lady”
There is a special poetry in rocks available to a select few and utterly incomprehensible to absolutely everybody else. While ninety-nine pairs of eyes o...
Paola Prestini And The Birth of Classical Music’s New Way Forward
Picture a composer.What you've probably brought to mind is an image of a tortured soul, locked away in a dim attic, quill in trembling hand, trying despera...
NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps Set To Make History As Part Of First Operational Boeing Crew Mission To ISS
NASA has assigned astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps to NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 mission, the first operational crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraf...
Sojourner, Susan, And Elizabeth To Make History In NYC’s Central Park On August 26… Watch Live Unveil Of Their Monumental Statue
After 6 long years of challenging work and a tireless fight waged by the all-volunteer nonprofit, Monumental Women, history will be made tomorrow - Wednesday, ...