Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

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My biggest pet peeve is when white colleagues, who do research for a living, ask me for advice on how to be an ally without having done any research. It’s not hard to find journal articles that detail the impact of diversity, equity and inclusivity initiatives.

Amid loud (and justifiable!) calls to protect and elevate the role of science, too many scientists and scientific organizations are eerily silent on the issues of racism and social justice—issues that are embedded into the history and practice of science.

6. Lab activity
7. Lawn-damaging larva
8. Culture medium in a Petri dish
9. Study of body language
10. James who wrote The Double Helix
12. Like the horns of an ibex
13. Relatives of the extinct quagga
15. Bone below the sacrum
16. Using scientific methods, as in crime-solving
17. Partner to a radius
19. Presumably aseptic spot of lore
20. The healing arts

1. Calf of a glacier2. Physician treating brain and spinal ...

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