Sir
It is astonishing to find, in the celebrated new format of Nature, a prominent transcription of the 1869 Nature mission statement : “...to aid scientific men themselves...”.
This assertion harks back to archaic times when women had not achieved recognition in science. It does not correspond to the open spirit that has, for a long time, characterized Nature and it should be modified in line with the present, more equitable, times.
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Salamanca-Buentello, F., Buentello-Malo, L. & Salamanca-Gómez, F. A woman's place in Nature. Nature 436, 1088 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/4361088d
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