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Chemical engineer Kristala Jones Prather's work creating chemical factories inside microbes has taken her from academia to industry and back again.

Despite a remarkable talent, Cecilia Aragon lacked the confidence she needed to be a scientist. And then she learned to fly.

Outside Brazil's major scientific hubs, progress requires the right balance of patience and impatience.

Physician-scientist Selma Jeronimo is looking for ways to control the spread of leishmaniasis.

Physicist Mauro Copelli is working to foster a less bureaucratic, sustainable research culture at his university in northeastern Brazil.

Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has turned his São Paulo lab into an epicenter of brain-machine interface research.

Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.