By nature.com Communities Team on 25 Mar 2011
Blogs A warm welcome to Paige Brown who has started a new blog, From the Lab Bench, on Nature Network this week. Paige is a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at Washington University and her blog intends to help bridge the gap between scientists and the public. Her first post, Science in Film considers the storyline of Gattaca, comparing its science-inspired script to the realities of today’s scientific capabilities: Gattaca, which aired in theatres in 1997, portrays a future where genetic profiling is rampant, and has replaced all other forms of personal identification. Screening of film characters’ genetic identity are … Read more
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