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Mind the patents when growing soybeans or stem cells

GMO soybeans might have lessons for cell patents. Photo: Philip Dean via Flickr . At first glance, you wouldn’t think that a 76-year old soybean farmer from Indiana would have something in common with microbiologists, but Vernon Hugh Bowman brought back memories of my...

Women in science: a fairy tale?

. If you have read any of my previous blogs, you will know that I am not a scientist. From my bio, you will learn that I’m a communications professional, but it doesn’t state that I’m also the mother of two daughters. My almost 10-year-old says she wants to be a...

Why research? The personal foundations of cancer research

. My interest (maybe even fascination) in cancer began when I was six years old: I was diagnosed with acute myeloblastic leukemia (a cancer of white blood cells), and am now able to say that I am a childhood cancer survivor. After realizing that I was no longer...

Social media and stem cells: Time to start tweeting

Why should stem cell researchers use Twitter? Powerful news aggregator/information filter Able to engage/converse with other attendees at conferences & meetings Increase traffic, discussion and citations of your papers Create professional networks and...