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Despite what grad school admissions committees seem to believe, outside interests are good.

Trained as a chemist, Jason Chin is rewriting central dogmas of biology by coaxing cells to make proteins containing novel amino acids.

Wilma Lingle started out studying mushrooms but transformed herself into a Mayo Clinic breast cancer researcher and the manager of two core facilities.

Game designer and former biologist Jeremy Friedberg won an honorable mention in this year's Science Visualization Challenge

Molecular biologist Jeff Polish loves an audience, whether they're sitting at desks or on chairs.

A visual artist, a cartoonist, and a winemaker, all with backgrounds in science, are pursuing unexpected--yet hugely satisfying--careers.

"Science is one of these things where one does need their eyes more so than their legs or arms or hearing, so a lot of people are surprised when they find out I am in the biomedical research field."

"I have to make a choice between making a total career change and giving science a chance in a different environment."

"The need to manoeuvre a wheelchair using handgrips had a drastic effect on sterile technique!"

The systems biologist and trauma surgeon talks about treating patients after the Boston Marathon bombings and about his career.

The joy of playing with her granddaughter tickles the neurons of a noted neuroscientist and inspires her research.

Trained as a biologist, Angelo Vermeulen eventually reconciled his talent for the arts with his scientific curiosity.

The 50-year partnership of Donald and Ada Olins is based on good communication and a shared passion for chromatin structure.

A new book looks at science careers across the stages of women's lives.

Tamily Weissman-Unni feels like a failure—but she's not.

A year later biology played a dirty trick on me. It convinced me I wanted to have a child after all.