Stories in Science Special Series
NPR: An Unstoppable Scientist
– Published by Michaeleen Doucleff on NPR on June 20, 2017 –
“Two years ago, Eqbal Dauqan was going to work in the morning as usual. She’s a biochemistry professor. And was driving on the freeway, when suddenly: “I felt something hit my car, but I didn’t know what it was because I was driving very fast,” she says.
Dauqan reached the parking lot. Got out of the car and looked at the door. What she saw left her speechless. “
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Stories in Science is a special series on the Civic Science Observer (CSO). The main aim is to document the first-hand accounts of scientists' journeys in science and the human stories behind the science they are publishing. Such stories are an important element behind the civic nature of science.
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