Exciting advances and scientific advice- the Node readers have their say!
Posted by the Node, on 25 April 2014
Last month we attended the joint meeting of the British Society for Developmental Biology and the British Society for Cell Biology in Warwick. At the time we had the opportunity to chat with Node readers, and gather their thoughts on two different questions:
– What is the most exciting scientific advance of the last few years?
– What is the best scientific advice that you have ever received?
We collated their answers in the short video below:
Which scientific advance would you highlight? And have you received advice that you would like to share? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment below!
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I received some great advice just before I started my PhD, by one of my undergraduate lecturers. She told me that ‘a PhD is a marathon, not a sprint’, and that one of the best ways to keep yourself going all the way to the end was to make sure I did other things alongside my research!
I received a great advice related to science, from Hugo Bellen: “My friend, you should go to English classes.” I think that it is obvious that I did not followed the advice… but at least tried…
In a less practical side, my favorite is something learned from a friend during the PhD: Experience is what you get when you do not get what you want.
1. Back up your data
2. Back up your backed up data
3. Did I mention that the most important piece of scientific advice would be to back up you data?