[Histonet] Alias identity

[Rivka Rachel]

Rosalind Franklin was wise and experienced because she was a genius who
started her scientific career at the age of 21.  By the time she passed away
at the age of 37, she had made significant contributions in many more fields
than Watson ever did.  For more information, see
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bofran.html.


On 12/9/08 9:06 AM, "Smith, Allen" <asmith <@t> mail.barry.edu> wrote:

> The wise and experienced Rosalind Franklin also had the structure wrong.
> 
> From: Rene J Buesa [mailto:rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:19 AM
> To: 'John Kiernan'; Smith, Allen
> Cc: 'Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Alias identity
> 
> Barry:
> Are you not forgetting about Rosalind Franklin?
> René J.
> 
> --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Smith, Allen <asmith <@t> mail.barry.edu> wrote:
> From: Smith, Allen <asmith <@t> mail.barry.edu>
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Alias identity
> To: "'John Kiernan'" <jkiernan <@t> uwo.ca>
> Cc: "'Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 6:43 PM
> 
> While I prefer to go by my own name, I recognize that some people rightly fear
> 
> to do so. An anonymous source may still have something worthwhile to say.
> 
> Experience does not always teach well.  The wise and experienced Linus Pauling
> 
> and Erwin Chargaff were wrong about the structure of DNA; the brash young
> James
> 
> Watson was right.
> 
> -Allen A. Smith
> 
> Professor of Anatomy
> 
> School of Podiatric Medicine
> 
> Barry University
> 
> Miami Shores, FL
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> 
> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of John Kiernan
> 
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 3:18 PM
> 
> To: Amber McKenzie
> 
> Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> 
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Alias identity
> 
> 
> 
> Amber McKenzie <amber.mckenzie <@t> gastrodocs.net> wrote:
> 
>> . . .We are all supposed to be professionals asking each other for
> 
>> advice/suggestions on the Histonet - who cares who each person is?  If
> 
>> I post a question, I don't care if it's Jane Doe answering or John
> 
>> Smith ...
> 
> 
> 
> That's true, and it certainly makes no difference if the person asking a
> 
> question hides behind an alias. But what about the person answering? Can you
> act
> 
> upon advice from an unknown source? Jane Doe might be experienced and wise,
> 
> whereas John Smith might be some pimply youth who only thinks he knows all the
> 
> answers.
> 
> 
> 
> John Kiernan
> 
> Anatomy, UWO
> 
> London, Canada
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