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François Jacob, born #OTD in 1920, was a French biologist who was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning regulatory activities in bacteria.
“Myths and science fulfill a similar function: they both provide human beings with a representation of the world and of the forces that are supposed to govern it. They both fix the limits of what is considered as possible.” Quote from François Jacob
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Barbara McClintock, born #OnThisDay in 1902, was an American scientist whose discovery in the 1940s and ’50s of mobile genetic elements, or “jumping genes,” won her the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1983.
Quote from Barbara McClintock: ”I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.”
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In this Q&A, Nature Mental Health speaks to Jack Turban. His research examines the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth, with a particular focus on topics related to public policy. Read here: go.nature.com/3X9rDsE (SharedIt link: go.nature.com/42O6Vj3)
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Two new polio vaccine candidates that induce immune responses in mice and may increase the possibility of eradicating polio are presented in Nature. The candidates are less likely to result in vaccine-derived virulent poliovirus variants:
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Herbert A. Simon, born #OTD in 1916, was a social scientist known for his contributions to a number of fields, including psychology, mathematics, statistics, and operations research, all of which he synthesized in a key theory that earned him the 1978 Nobel Prize for Economics.
Quote from Herbert A. Simon: ”Teaching is not entertainment, but it is unlikely to be successful unless it is entertaining (the more respectable word is interesting.)”
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The detection of phosphates on Saturn’s moon Enceladus is reported in a paper in Nature. Phosphorus has not previously been detected in oceans beyond those on Earth and this discovery provides a promising step forward in our understanding of ocean worlds:
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Celebrating diversity, equity and inclusion, we're proud to share this special video featuring some of our SN Pride Network members and supporters as they speak about the significance of Pride and how we are advocating for the LGBTQ+ community. 🏳️‍🌈
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Emmeline Pankhurst, who died #OnThisDay in 1928, was a militant champion of woman suffrage whose 40-year campaign achieved complete success in the year of her death, when British women obtained full equality in the voting franchise.
Quote from Emmeline Pankhurst: ”We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.”
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Immune resilience may be linked to the ability to respond to infection and inflammatory disease, suggests study in . By looking at multiple studies, the findings may improve our understanding of why some people remain healthier throughout life:
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Jean-Luc Kanapé is Guardian of the Pipmuakan forest in Quebec, Canada. He acts as the eyes and ears of his people, the Innu, so they can protect the caribou, which is sacred to the Innu. I his work he combines ancestral knowledge with new technologies.
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James Clerk Maxwell, born #OTD in 1831, was a Scottish physicist best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory. He is regarded by most modern physicists as the scientist of the 19th century who had the greatest influence on 20th-century physics.
“An Experiment, like every other event which takes place, is a natural phenomenon; but in a Scientific Experiment the circumstances are so arranged that the relations between a particular set of phenomena may be studied to the best advantage.” Quote from James Clerk Maxwell
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Elinor Ostrom, who died #OTD in 2012, was an American political scientist who, with Oliver E. Williamson, was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons. She was the first woman to win the economics prize.
Quote from Elinor Ostrom: ”Little by little, bit by bit, family by family, so much good can be done on so many levels.”
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Dame Millicent Fawcett, born #OTD in 1847, was leader for 50 years of the movement for woman suffrage in England. From the beginning of her career she had to struggle against almost unanimous male opposition to political rights for women.
Quote from Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett: ”However benevolent men may be in their intentions, they cannot know what women want and what suits the necessities of women's lives as well as women know these things themselves.”
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Smoke from wildfires raging in Canada has been pouring into the U.S, and giving parts of the Northeast their worst air quality in decades. is rounding up some of the most striking visuals and notable updates in this climate-change-charged situation:
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After participating in the Berliner Firmenlauf around the Brandenburg Gate for years, our Berlin colleagues felt it was time for a new challenge. On Wednesday, 25 of them laced up their running shoes to participate in the 5 x 5 km team relay powered by Berliner .
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Mary Putnam Jacobi, who died #OTD in 1906, was an American physician, writer, educator, and suffragist. She is considered to have been the foremost woman doctor of her era.
“It is one thing to say, "Some men shall rule," quite another to declare, "All men shall rule," and that in virtue of the most primitive, the most rudimentary attribute they possess, that namely of sex.” Quote from Mary Putnam Jacobi
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Thick, immobile whiskers on an elephant’s trunk may help them to feel and balance objects even though they cannot twitch in the way that many other mammals’ whiskers do, according to a study published in :
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