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Articles By Elisabeth Pain

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    Sowing Seeds Through Plant Taxonomy

    Portuguese plant researcher Célia Cabral co-founded a company to produce essential oils in order to help her country's agriculture and economy.

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    Presentation Tips for Non-Native Speakers

    Conveying complex material during a scientific presentation is difficult for everyone, but it's especially challenging for speakers who aren't fluent and confident in the conference language.

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    Focus on Aging: Understanding Brain Plasticity

    Neuroscientist Sara Burke investigates how aging affects the plasticity of neuronal networks and, ultimately, behavior.

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    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Successful Aging

    Social and behavioral scientist Nardi Steverink studies the psychological well-being of older people to help them stay well and happy longer.

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    A Twin Career Story

    Identical twin brothers Alan and Steven Davy are pursuing similar research interests while also seeking to differentiate their work.

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    Q&A: Philip Phillips: A Roundabout Approach to Superconductivity

    His unconventional training allowed theoretical condensed matter physicist Philip Phillips to tackle superconductivity using a novel and indirect approach.

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    Slipping Humor Into Scientific Presentations

    Humor can be an added bonus in scientific talks, provided you know when and how to use it.

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    Life and Career
    MySciNet
    Diversity Issues
    Career Profiles
    Issues and Perspectives
    Career Advice
    The Job Market
    Life and Career
    MySciNet
    Diversity Issues
    Career Profiles
    Issues and Perspectives
    Career Advice
    The Job Market
    Life and Career
    MySciNet

    An Interview With Carol Robinson

    Q: Perhaps we could start talking about your field and your research. For a lay audience, how would you explain the...
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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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    Sharing a Nobel Prize at 36

    Last year, Konstantin Novoselov became the youngest physics laureate since Brian Josephson in 1973.

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