March 2011's selection of notable quotes
Having a child changes everything. But it doesn’t necessarily have to disrupt your research while you’re out on leave.
Assistant professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health. Age: 37
In Chapter 9, “Darwin in Denial,” author Tim Birkhead explains how Darwin’s failure to recognize avian female promiscuity resulted in a century of misconceptions about sexual selection
Asleep, The Restless Plant, Genetics of Original Sin, Disease Maps
A recent book exposes what Darwin got wrong about sexual behavior in birds, and what his error tells us about the evolution of scientific knowledge.
A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000
Lewis Cantley has made a career of turning chemical contaminants into groundbreaking discoveries—including novel lipids, potent inhibitors, and kinases involved in cancer.