https://freerepublic.com/tag/scienceability/ en-us Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:28:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1667661/posts Courtesy of Ben A. Barres NOW AND THEN Ben A. Barres as Barbara, age 34; and as Ben at 42. Perhaps it is inevitable that Ben A. Barres would have strong opinions on the debate over the place of women in science. Dr. Barres has a degree in biology from M.I.T., a medical degree from Dartmouth and a doctorate in neurobiology from Harvard. He is a professor of neurobiology at Stanford. And until his surgery a decade ago, his name was Barbara, and he was a woman. Now he has taken his unusual perspective to the current issue of... NY Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1667661/posts#comment Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:28:06 GMT