If Kurt Wüthrich was a woman, with the same brilliant mind and ambition, would he have the same career, make the same discoveries? Unlikely. But why would you waste time on "fixing" the system that works in your favour, right? Let's focus on science instead, says Prof. Wüthrich.

The model #diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana (Cyclotella nana) New perspective piece just out Journal of Phycology by Nicole Poulsen & Nils Kröger onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Life finds a way🪛🦜

Melanie Conrad Here is a great read which makes you rethink current publishing models experimental-history.com/p/the-rise-and…

Do you know a woman working in diatomology? Add their/your name here to help us celebrate the upcoming International Women's Day! 👩‍🔬👩‍💻 #phycologyfriday docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

📢A living database including complete, revised information on eukaryotic species from terrestrial and freshwater habitats of Antarctica, terrANTALife, is out! Congratulations to Luis R. Pertierra and this excellent team of experts on the new milestone🙏🎉 bdj.pensoft.net/article/106199…

More than 2 million research papers have disappeared from the Internet nature.com/articles/d4158…

📢 Join CHIPOLATA! Two PhD fellowships and one postdoctoral fellowship linked with our project on "Climate change and harvesting impacts on the pelagic fish community of Lake Tanganyika (#chipolata)" are available. Please RT. site.nord.no/landscapegenom…

📢 We are looking for female artists residing in 🇳🇴 to help us convey the knowledge and showcase new discoveries in 🌊 sciences. Painters, sculptors, photographers, digital artists, and other creative souls, please register! Bodø 2024 Nord universitet nord.no/en/womansviewo…

Last weekend we went eDNA sampling in three lakes in Lofoten, as part of a global effort to sample nature on Biodiversity Day. Great surroundings and great weather #BiodiversityDay #PartOfThePlan #ForNature #LeDNA

Setting the high-latitude record for the global lake DNA project at 68° N with Deepti Patel (the mountain climber), Roksana Majewska (stuck with a butterfly), and master Arctic eDNA filterer Lucía Sainz Escudero. Thank you Dr Kristy Deiner & Cátia Lúcio Pereira! #eDNA #LeDNA #ForNature

Snail scientists across the globe are working hard to answer this question, but what do you think? Check out the link in our bio to see how you can get involved! 🌈🐚