Perspectives

'I can do it without making a face'

Betty B. Tong describes the life lessons she learned 35 years ago as a Chinese graduate student in the U.S.

Why AlphaFold 3 needs to be open source

The powerful AI-driven software from DeepMind was released without making its code openly available to scientists.

Advancing science through adventure

“Everyone around me assumed that the privilege and support of my family, coupled with my natural proclivity for science and writing, would lead me inevitably to biomedical science,” Yamini Dalal writes. “And so it has.”

Seeking refuge in science

“Be it our racial background, upbringing or gender, diversity helps advance science by filling in gaps,” Minh Bui writes. “Each person alone is not equipped to address every question.”

A cellular jigsaw puzzle

Fatahiya Kashif created a 3D model to show immune–tumor interactions in the microenvironment.

Learning to listen

In her talk at DiscoverBMB, ASBMB Sustained Leadership Award recipient Adele Wolfson reflected on the increased inclusiveness of science in recent decades.

Getting to know scientists half a world away

In a program at Wellesley College, students interview and write about researchers at a university in Ghana.

Let’s make ASBMB awardees look more like BMB scientists

Think about nominating someone outside your immediate network.

A paleolithic peer review

You might think review panels have only been around for the last century or so. You would be mistaken.