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Behind every accurate medical diagnosis in Nigeria is a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) 🔬🧑‍🔬 While doctors treat, MLSs act as the detectives—generating the critical data that drives up to 70% of clinical decisions, screening blood transfusions, and fighting public health outbreaks. 🩸🇳🇬 #BehindTheScience #HealthcareNigeria
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Sebenarnya, kita tuh sudah ngambil keputusan sejak awal. Lalu kita nyari2 alasan untuk memperkuat keputusan tersebut. Kita memilih jadi pengacara daripada jadi hakim. Alih2 menerima bukti kebenaran bahwa kita keliru, kita lebih milih membela intuisi kita dengan cara apapun (sekalipun cara itu keliru). —— Ini penjelasan Prof. Zulys melalui BehindTheScience-nya:
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A sneak peek at the just concluded Ironman Retreat from the lens of our research coordinator @fun_imi. Thank you @CUHEBRON for being a wonderful host to our team. #ResearchInAfrica #BehindTheScience #BuildingTogether #ConsortiumScience #GlobalHealth #SciencelnAction
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Today on #BehindTheScience: Our Science Communications interns bring you along for the Grand Opening of the NEWEST science center in AZ at NSF Kitt Peak National Observatory. 🔭🥳 Get your tickets at kpno.noirlab.edu/plan-your-v… Thumbnail 📸: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor
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Today on #BehindTheScience: Our Science Communications interns bring you along for the Grand Opening of the NEWEST science center in AZ at NSF @KittPeakNatObs. 🔭🥳 Get your tickets at kpno.noirlab.edu/plan-your-v… Thumbnail 📸: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor
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Hoy en #BehindtheScience: Nuestros practicantes de Comunicación Científica te llevan a la gran inauguración del centro científico más nuevo de Arizona, en @KittPeakNatObs de NSF. 🔭🥳 🎟️ Consigue tus entradas en kpno.noirlab.edu/plan-your-v… 📸: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor
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Honored to be with Dr. Paul Cesar M. Flores, host of the Behind the Science Podcast, a platform that humanizes science by telling the stories behind the data. Through this podcast, Paul highlights not just results, but the lived experiences of scientists working on climate, environment, food security, fisheries, disasters, and resilience. By making science relatable and accessible, he aims to inspire the next generation to see themselves as future scientists, problem-solvers, and changemakers. The University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) proudly co-presents this initiative, bridging rigorous research with public engagement and showing that hazard and risk communication must be both scientifically grounded and deeply human. facebook.com/btspodcastph Catch the episodes on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. #BehindTheScience #ScienceCommunication #Resilience #HazardAndRisk #YouthInScience #UPResilienceInstitute
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Document of "Glass Heart" 【ep.7】Lucky Me Behind The Scenes youtu.be/H5oqMntriUs?si=0kNm… @YouTubeより これ( ´∀`)σ見応えあり🥰 あ、このBehindTheScienceシリーズ✨✨ #佐藤健YouTube #TENBLANK #グラスハート
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🧠 EXPLAINER | When a Nation’s Quiet Backbone Needs Care Too A short clip has gone viral showing an ISRO scientist with 16 years of service explaining that he has taken a career break due to extreme work pressure. The moment struck a nerve—not because it is dramatic, but because it is painfully ordinary inside high-stakes institutions. This is not a story of failure. It is a story of human limits. 📌 What This Actually Tells Us •India’s space programme runs on long hours, tight deadlines, and enormous national expectations. •Scientists often work under mission-critical pressure, where errors are not an option. •Taking a break in such environments is not weakness—it is a safety valve. Burnout does not announce itself loudly. It arrives quietly, after years of discipline and sacrifice. 🧑‍🔬 The Invisible Cost of Excellence ISRO’s achievements—Chandrayaan, Gaganyaan preparation, Mars Orbiter—are celebrated globally. But behind every success are people who: •Miss family milestones •Carry stress across years •Internalise the weight of “the nation is watching” Mental health strain in elite scientific institutions is rarely discussed, partly because competence is mistaken for invulnerability. ⚠️ Why This Moment Matters This clip forces an uncomfortable but necessary conversation: •Are we building systems that sustain people, or only outcomes? •Do our institutions reward rest, rotation, and recovery, or only endurance? •Is taking a break treated as responsible—or as stigma? A high-performing nation cannot afford to burn out its best minds. 🧭 A Governance Lens Globally, advanced research agencies (NASA, ESA, JAXA) increasingly: •Normalize sabbaticals •Rotate staff between high-pressure and low-pressure roles •Provide confidential mental health support India’s scientific ecosystem deserves the same maturity—not as charity, but as strategic necessity. 🧠 Let’s Be Careful with Narratives This is not about comparing citizens or turning scientists into political symbols. It is about recognising that real national strength lies in protecting those who serve quietly, not exploiting their silence. 🧾 Bottom Line •A career break is not a retreat—it is maintenance. •Scientists are national assets, not expendable resources. •Respecting mental health is not “soft”—it is serious governance. If we want world-class institutions, we must also build human-class systems. This moment deserves reflection, not outrage—and reform, not romanticisation. #MentalHealthMatters #BehindTheScience #HumanCostOfExcellence
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If someone had told Gurpreet Singhera that she would one day be working with human hearts🫀 and lungs🫁, she would've laughed. Dr. Singhera, heart biobank manager, looks back on 25 years @HLIStPauls: hli.ubc.ca/2025/10/the-journ… #HeartTransplant #Biobanking #BehindTheScience #STEM
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Asteroids, watch out! On today’s #BehindTheScience, we’re protecting our planet from asteroids 🌎 NASA's DART mission was a success & the SOAR Telescope ​operated by @cerrotololo – a Program of NSF NOIRLab– proved it worked ☄️ Thumbnail 📸: @GeminiObs/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/M. Paredes
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¡Asteroides, cuidado! 💪 En el #BehindTheScience de hoy, ¡protegemos nuestro planeta de los asteroides que se dirigen hacia nosotros! 🌎 La misión DART de la NASA fue un éxito, y el Telescopio SOAR demostró su eficacia. ☄️ Miniatura 📸: @GeminiObs/NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/M. Paredes
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Ever wonder how we keep the roads clear and telescopes running smoothly when the winter weather hits? On today's Behind the Science, we're seeing the operations team in action! 🚜🔭 #BehindTheScience #TelescopeLife #Snow #NOIRLab #Astronomy
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"GMP: The Gold Standard of Safe Medicines!" Do you know what it really means? Take the quiz! #GMPQuiz #KnowYourPharma #BehindTheScience #UnitedBiotechIndia #PharmaKnowledge #SafeMedicines #PharmaQuizTime #QualityAssurance #GMPStandards #MedicineMatters
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Big thanks to @nbcsandiego and @nichellem_tv for featuring Salk Assistant Professor Daniel Hollern’s cancer research! 🧬💥 “This discovery opens the door to being able to realize and pursue new types of treatment options using the body’s own immune system.” 🎥 Watch the full segment: watch.salk.edu/media/t/1_owl… #SalkScience #CancerResearch #NBC7SanDiego #DanielHollern #SanDiegoScience #ResearchMatters #CancerDiscovery #BehindTheScience
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👩‍🔬 Every successful research enterprise relies on those essential behind-the-scenes people who make things go. Meet Dixie Ecklund — Associate Director of the Clinical Trials Statistical and Data Management Center (CTSDMC) at the UI College of Public Health. From early HIV research to leading clinical trials that improve lives across Iowa and the nation, Dixie’s journey is a powerful reminder of how data, dedication, and public health come together to make a difference. 📊🧪🌍 #BehindTheScience #PublicHealthHeroes #ClinicalTrials #DataDrivenImpact #WomenInSTEM #ResearchMatters #IowaInnovation #CTSDMC #PublicHealth #biostatistics @IowaSTEM @Iowa_Biostat
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𝐈t'𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. We’re sharing real stories from our scientists, because the person behind the science is crucial: What drives them? Where did it all begin? What keeps them going? 🎥 Coming soon. #ScienceStories #ComingSoon #BehindTheScience
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