Funding smbc-comics.com/comic/funding #SMBC #Hiveworks

BREAKING NEWS: The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”

‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures nature.com/articles/d4158…

Servono altre prove che in tv gli scienziati NON devono dare la loro opinione ma limitarsi a ciò che è stato scientificamente dimostrato? Che ti chiami Viola o Crisanti o Zangrillo: la tua opinione dovrebbe contare ZERO. Io non dormirei la notte a dare consigli su seconde dosi.

New! We show an unexpected parallel between endogenous and environmentally-driven asymmetries: "Light-induced asymmetries in the embryonic retina are mediated by the vascular system and extracellular matrix" biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/n Giorgio Vallortigara Silvia Paracchini #laterality

Let us challenge stereotypes! Let us benefit from diversity! Let us push the boundaries of innovation! Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌐 on.unesco.org/2BI4tCI #WomenInScience

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #WomenInScience

A European plan for fairer grants and hiring in academia. nature.com/articles/d4158…

As well as being a source of support, our various systems for evaluating grants are frequently a source of despair. Martin Dresler FENS Kavli Network has a brilliant analysis with ideas for change onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

To all the women who have been told that they are: too loud, too emotional, too ambitious, too difficult, too bossy, too much, Stereotypes have held us back for far too long. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞.

Interested in studying face processing in animal models of autism? 📢We are hiring. A postdoc position for one year is now open. Join us at the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Lab CIMeC UniTrento. #hiring #postdoc #animal_models #autism. Apply here: lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/assegni-di-ric…

Women faculty feel ‘pushed’ from #academia by poor workplace climate The gender gap in faculty attrition worsens after tenure, according to study. #WomenInScienceDay #WomeninSTEM brnw.ch/21wGSd2

Women researchers are cited less than men. Here’s why—and what can be done about it Two studies of citations in physics highlight factors contributing to this gender disparity. #WomenInScienceDay #WomeninSTEM brnw.ch/21wGSio