Movie – Naturally Obsessed, the making of a scientist

February 27, 2010 · Posted in Research

Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist is a documentary by Richard Rifkind and Carole Rifkind

Mixing humor with heartbreak, the film tells a profoundly real yet intensely dramatic story about life in a molecular biology lab. “I want the viewer to stand in the shoes of a scientist at work in a lab, glimpse the world of research as it really is, and understand what it takes to fill an ample pipeline of future scientists,” says scientist turned filmmaker, Sloan-Kettering Institute Chairman Emeritus, Richard Rifkind.

For another behind-the-scenes look at the high pressure environment of a life sciences lab, I recommend Intuition by Allegra Goodman. (New York Times review)

(via Misha Angrist)