Ben Barres was a neurobiologist who made groundbreaking discoveries regarding the structure and function of the brain that may have implications for understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative disorders.
As a transgender man he became an outspoken opponent of gender bias in science.
The 63-year-old, a professor of neurobiology at Stanford University, was one of the world’s leading researchers on glial cells; the most numerous structures in the brain, whose purpose was long a complete mystery.
Pinard wept and the people cheered because the Berlin Wall
was finally torn down and East and West Germany was once again united as one
country. When the communist took over
East Germany and built the wall, many fled rather than live under communist
rule. Many had died attempting to do so because
of freedom.
