John L. Carter, PhD
nucleosomeguy.bsky.social
John L. Carter, PhD
@nucleosomeguy.bsky.social
Reposted by John L. Carter, PhD
After the medicine Nobel was given to Victor Ambros but not his wife (and 1st author on their landmark paper) Rosalind Lee, I got curious about what their story has to teach us about incentive structures in science. The reality is at once messier and more profound:

www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/n...
Inside a Nobel-winning marriage: They see each other as scientific equals, even if the prize committee doesn't
Ambros and Lee's collaboration helped spawn a new field of biology while proving breakthrough science can come out of a family-friendly lab
www.statnews.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM