Open post Gonçalo Ferraz @gferraz@ecoevo.social · May 01, 2026 Gonçalo Ferraz @gferraz@ecoevo.social Population biologist in Porto Alegre, Brazil ecoevo.social Replying to @JohnAltringham@mastodon.online @JohnAltringham@mastodon.online @JohnAltringham@mastodon.online beautiful!
Open post Gonçalo Ferraz @gferraz@ecoevo.social · Dec 17, 2022 Gonçalo Ferraz @gferraz@ecoevo.social Population biologist in Porto Alegre, Brazil ecoevo.social Replying to @BeaFurniss@mas.to @BeaFurniss@mas.to @BeaFurniss @Sheril I agree. Just read this reflection by Anne Piper (lifelong friend of Rosalind Franklin), which I believe conveys Franklin's tenacity and drive very well: http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/articles/franklin/piper.html
Open post Gonçalo Ferraz @gferraz@ecoevo.social · Dec 17, 2022 Gonçalo Ferraz @gferraz@ecoevo.social Population biologist in Porto Alegre, Brazil ecoevo.social Replying to @BeaFurniss@mas.to @BeaFurniss@mas.to @BeaFurniss @Sheril Thank you, Bea Furniss, for the instructive reply. Part 2 of Mukherjee’s ‘The Gene: An Intimate History’ also tells a much more nuanced version of this story. https://siddharthamukherjee.com/the-gene-an-intimate-history/ #sexism #dna