The politically engaged scientist
Read our May editorial on political engagement among scientists here. Read more
Read our May editorial on political engagement among scientists here. Read more
Meta-analysis is common in clinical research, less so in basic biology, but it is also proving useful in some basic research contexts. It should help improve research reproducibility. You can find our December 2016 editorial on this topic here. Read more
We wrote our November editorial watching the debates leading up to the 2016 US election. You can read it here. The outcome remains too close for comfort. We urge our readers to vote! Read more
Here is this month’s editorial, in which we discuss the role of private sources of funding for scientific research, and outline some steps researchers might consider in order to find and obtain such resources. Read more
You can find this month’s editorial on the importance of methods reporting in human embryo research here. Read more
In our May editorial, we highlight two new archives: for raw X-ray crystallography (the Structural Biology Data Grid, or SBDG) and for cryo-EM (EMPIAR). These archives join the long-established Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, or BMRB (which hosts biomolecular NMR spectral data) as important resources which will facilitate greater transparency and accelerate progress in structural biology. Read more
We remind our readers about our policies on the use of preprints: in short, we support them. A Nature Methods author can post a preprint prior to submission without fearing a penalty. Read more
Our March editorial is on the value of scientific disagreement and can be found here … Read more
In the March issue of Nature Methods, the technology feature explores some ways that labs are optimizing probes to image cleared tissue. As we interviewed scientists, we learned about published work and ongoing unpublished experiences. Here is a snapshot of how some probes work with some clearing methods. It’s an imperfect table and is likely to evolve as research continues. We welcome your comments. We know there are different viewpoints and varying experiences and we hope it will be helpful to others to hear about them. Read more
It was not difficult to settle on single-particle cryo-electron microscopy as Method of the Year 2015, considering the boundary-breaking growth and excitement in this field in the recent past. You can link to the editorial describing our rationale for this choice here. Read more
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