Science: priceless, but costly

Mol Biol Cell. 2021 Apr 15;32(8):635-637. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E20-12-0768.ABSTRACTWorking as a researcher is very satisfying. However, it comes with a price. This is a story about growing up as a scientist in the field of molecular biology. Starting as a young, rather naive researcher, I learned, step by step, not only the facts about my favorite RNA molecules but also the demands and downsides of academia. Going through my recent "scientific awakening," I fully acknowledged the rules of the game: to write, to publish, to patent, to apply for grants and awards, and finally, to engage in all forms of coscientific endeavors. After going through a divorce, single parenting, immigration, and being scooped, I became a scientist who finally takes her career in her own hands and navigates through, but does not succumb to, the difficulties in science. This is my monument to resilience.PMID:33848188 | DOI:10.1091/mbc.E20-12-0768
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