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Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday! #OTD #WomenInStem #WomeninScience
Black-and-white portrait of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, 1903. She is seated in a chair, wearing a dark dress with a light, patterned collar, resting her head on one hand and looking directly at the camera. public domain
Black-and-white photo of Lise Meitner around 1906 in Vienna. She is wearing a long dress and a hat, standing among large plants and looking to the side. public domain
#WomenInSTEM #otd #womeninscience #radioactivity #radium #polonium #nuclearfission

"In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing our best we shall succeed in our aims: the improvement of mankind."

Happy birthday Rosalind Franklin!

Her work was central to the understanding of the molecular structure of DNA. Though she was recognized for her other work in her time, her work on DNA was not appreciated until after her death.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind…

The Rosalind Franklin question.
physicsworld.com/a/the-rosalin…

#science #crystallography #womeninscience

Rosalind Franklin with microscope in 1955. MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology The photograph is from 1955, during the peak of Franklin’s research career. This period was marked by significant advancements in molecular biology and the study of DNA. Rosalind Franklin, the pioneering scientist known for her crucial contributions to the discovery of the DNA double helix structure, is depicted in this photograph. She is seen sitting or standing at a laboratory bench, intently working with a microscope.
X-ray diffraction image of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, taken 1952 by Raymond Gosling, commonly referred to as "Photo 51", during his work with Rosalind Franklin on the structure of DNA. Photograph 51 is an X-ray diffraction image of DNA, famously taken by Rosalind Franklin. The image reveals a series of dark, X-shaped patterns made by X-ray beams scattering off a crystallized sample of DNA. The photograph displays a distinct cross pattern in the center, surrounded by concentric rings. This pattern indicates the helical structure of DNA. The X-shaped diffraction pattern is characteristic of a helical structure, specifically suggesting the presence of a double helix. The image is marked by varying shades of black and gray, highlighting the intensity of the diffracted X-rays at different angles. The clear definition of the cross pattern is crucial, as it provides insight into the periodicity and symmetry of the DNA structure.

The Rosalind Franklin question – Physics World

Why are we still fascinated by the Dark Lady of DNA?
Robert P Crease (Physics World)
#science #womeninscience #crystallography

Hello #ScienceMastodon Twitter refugees

#introduction I am a 🇫🇷 molecular & structural biologist working at the CNRS. I study the molecular mechanisms that control human gene expression focusing on #transcription factors & the Pol II machinery

Expect to see here a lot of info on #generegulation, #enhancers, #histone modifications & structural insights into the eukaryotic Transcription Initiation machinery. #CryoEM
I will also highlight #womeninscience to give them the visibility they deserve

Integrative structural biology #NMR #crystallography#cryoEM
#introduction #ScienceMastodon #womeninscience #cryoem #histone #enhancers #generegulation #transcription

So that's what she looks like! What an amazing woman. You may already known but she is one of the entries in Rachel Ignotofsky's brilliant book: 'Women In Science - 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world'. #rachelignotofsky #womeninscience
A front cover photo of the book 'Women In Science' by Rachel Ignotofsky.
A photo from inside the book 'Women In Science' by Rachel Ignotofsky. The section depicts an illustration of the scientist Dorothy Hodgkin.
A photo from inside the book 'Women In Science' by Rachel Ignotofsky. The section describes the scientist Dorothy Hodgkin with small illustrations to either side of the page.
#womeninscience #rachelignotofsky

“Never heard of Cecilia Payne?
Now you have”

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's 1925 thesis that the sun was composed mostly of hydrogen and helium was rejected by a professor who called it "impossible". Years later, the man who rejected it realized she was in fact right, but he was credited with the discovery for decades. A prominent astronomer called her discovery "the most brilliant PhD thesis
ever written in #astronomy".
#WomenInScience

A picture of Cecilia Payne with the following text: Never heard of Cecilia Payne? Now you have Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's 1925 thesis that the sun was composed mostly of hydrogen and helium was rejected by a professor who called it "impossible". Years later, the man who rejected it realized she was in fact right, but he was credited with the discovery for decades. A prominent astronomer called her discovery "the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy".
#astronomy #womeninscience

Decided to be more active here, so let me reintroduce myself! I'm a zooarchaeologist researching #Farming and #Food of the past. I study animal and plant remains 🐐🌾, apply biochemical analyses 🧪, and want to use this knowledge of the past to contribute to #Sustainability today 🚜
#Archaeology #SciComm #WomenInScience #Animals
Shyama is excavating a goat's skull dating to the Medieval Period. The walls are covered in hieroglyphics.
#animals #farming #food #archaeology #scicomm #sustainability #womeninscience

Important article that sets the record straight on Rosalind Franklin's role in the discovery of DNA as a double helix -- with significant new findings.

#WomenInScience #DNA #DoubleHelix #HistoryofScience #RosalindFranklin

nature.com/articles/d41586-023…


What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure

Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
Comfort, Nathaniel
#womeninscience #dna #RosalindFranklin #historyofscience #doublehelix

Carrie Vuyovich is a snow scientist @nasagoddard and the lead for NASA's SnowEx.

This year, Carrie is leading the largest SnowEx mission to date – with over 46 scientists helping to measure snow in the field and from research aircraft. ❄️ #WomenInScience
#NASAEarth

#nasaearth #womeninscience

Meet Laura Judd, an air quality researcher at @NASA_Langley. 👋

She uses data from satellites and research aircraft to study air pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, which is a precursor to ozone near Earth’s surface. #WomenInScience #WomensHistoryMonth
#NASAEarth

#nasaearth #womeninscience #womenshistorymonth

Julia Barsi is one of the many #WomenInScience at NASA who help us learn more about our home planet.

Follow along this #WomensHistoryMonth as we highlight more female-identifying scientists at NASA.
#NASAEarth

#nasaearth #womeninscience #womenshistorymonth

NASA also supports #WomenInScience by fostering the next generation of Earth scientists through programs like SaSa, SARP, GLOBE and others. These programs provide opportunities to get involved with real @nasa research.
#NASAEarth
#nasaearth #womeninscience @NASA

We support women in STEM. 👩‍🔬👩‍💻

Today is the @un International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #WomenInScience

To celebrate, we’re highlighting some of the amazing women doing @nasa Earth science!
#NASAEarth

#nasaearth #womeninscience @NASA

As a research scientist @nasagoddard, Lola Fatoyinbo studies forest ecology and ecosystem structure to understand these important ecosystems and how they are changing. 🌲 #WomenInScience

More from Lola: go.nasa.gov/3xdNTFM
#NASAEarth

Meet Lola Fatoyinbo, Research Scientist | My NASA Data

Lola Fatoyinbo works at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. She witnessed deforestation first-hand when she lived in Benin and Ivory Coast, West Africa. She speaks five languages and loves to travel. She discusses her career journey in this interview.
My NASA Data
#nasaearth #womeninscience

This past summer, Liz Hoy conducted research in Earth’s Arctic and boreal regions with @nasa’s ABoVE. #WomenInScience

The project has been studying these regions – which are seeing the effects of climate change more than most places on Earth – since 2015. go.nasa.gov/3xbHMS5
#NASAEarth

NASA Fieldwork Studies Signs of Climate Change in Arctic, Boreal Regions

The Arctic is being affected by climate change more than most places on Earth. In the summer of 2022, a NASA campaign investigated permafrost thaw, methane emissions from lakes, and the effects of wildfires in Alaska and northwestern Canada.
Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
#nasaearth #womeninscience @NASA

🧬Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing precise DNA-editing technology, CRISPR.

#genetics #science #scientists #womeninscience #illustration #mastoart #art #portrait #ciencia #divulgacion #digitalart

#art #illustration #digitalart #mastoart #science #portrait #scientists #genetics #ciencia #womeninscience #divulgacion

I’m doing a project featuring little-known women of science as a part of my studies as a lab technician.
I’ll be drawing some portraits and illustrating the research and discoveries of some interesting scientists✨

Let’s start!

🧬Nettie Stevens. American geneticist who discovered chromosomes X/Y by studying Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor)

#science #womeninstem #womeninscience #molecularbiology #genetics #mastoart #portrait #research #art #ciencia

#art #mastoart #science #portrait #Research #WomenInSTEM #molecularbiology #genetics #ciencia #womeninscience

🔬Bonnie L. Bassler
Molecular biologist. She researched chemical communication between bacteria, also called ‘quorum sensing’.

#microbiology #science #womeninscience #art #mastoart #ciencia #digitalart #portrait

#art #digitalart #mastoart #science #portrait #microbiology #ciencia #womeninscience

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