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The Iron Lady's Elemental Chemistry

According to science historian Jon Agar, Margaret Thatcher's scientific training had a significant influence on her political career

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Pollinating His Own Science

Noah Wilson-Rich started a company to support his work in bee immunity.

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Grandma, What a Big Brain You Have!

A new Web site features grandmothers in science and related fields.

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Experimental Error

Sexy, Sexy Scientists

Our sexy columnist ponders the importance of sexiness in science.

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Career Q&A: Lia Merminga

As head of the accelerator division at TRIUMF, Lia Merminga is a rare woman in the upper echelons of physics.

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Career Q&A: Reentering Academia - A Success Story

University of Oxford chemist Carol Robinson returned to academia after an 8-year break and went on to win the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award.

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Surviving as a Postdoc

Australian postdoc Charmaine Tam shares tips on how to make it through this early phase of a research career.

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The Audacity of Graduate School

The overworked grad student seems to embody the most pointless aspects of graduate school.

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The Postdoc Experience: Not Always What You Expect

Find out what scientists believe makes for a successful postdoctoral experience - responses collected from our annual postdoc survey.

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The Romance of Science

Who says scientists aren't great romantics?

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