Author Archives: Alessandro Coatti
Lifting the curtain – in celebration of LGBTQ+ scientists’ visibility
Who inspired you to find who you are or who you could be? “Dear Minister, I am a twelve-year-old Queer. I want to be a Queer artist like Michelangelo, Leonardo or Tchaikovsky.” As a child, Derek Jarman, the film-maker, artist and gay-rights activist, knew who his heroes were. He looked up to them because their … Continue reading
The debate on regulation of heritable genome editing
Nature has published a letter from a group of scientists and bioethicists calling for a moratorium on the clinical use of heritable genome editing.
An LGBT+ champion: Professor Ben Barres, one of the first transgender neuroscientists
The first international day for LGBTQ+ scientists in STEM aims to be a celebration of diversity in science. Organised by Pride in STEM, House of STEM, InterEngineering and oSTEM, the day is the first of its kind to celebrate the LGBT+ community across all the sciences. The important goal of the organisers and supporters – … Continue reading