By Laura Wheeler on 16 Mar 2012
GrrlScientist reviews Nature Education’s new introductory biology textbook, Principles of Biology, which she says is affordable, lightweight and never goes out of date: … Read more
Posted in Featured, Weekly round-up | Tagged #IEng2012, #Riscimedia, brain, cartoon, graphene, neutrinos, Principles of Biology, social media
By nature.com Communities Team on 15 Mar 2012
Dorothy Clyde (Dot), is a Senior Editor at Nature Protocols and has been with the journal since its inception in January 2006. In her previous life as a research scientist, she spent close to a decade studying various aspects of fruit fly development and genetics. In her guest post she explains the role an editor plays in avoiding plagiarism, giving advice to all parties. … Read more
Posted in Featured, SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, CrossCheck initiative, Dorothy Clyde, iThenticate, Nature Protocols, plagiarism, retractions
By Laura Wheeler on 14 Mar 2012
Scientists and journalists need different things from science. Discuss. That was the topic up for discussion at a special event at the Royal Institution on Tuesday evening, curated by the Guardian’s Alok Jha. Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach | Tagged #Riscimedia, journalism, storify
By Laura Wheeler on 09 Mar 2012
Which type of CV is best for you? Read more
Posted in Featured, Weekly round-up
By Laura Wheeler on 06 Mar 2012
Richard Van Noorden, Assistant News Editor at Nature, gives us an overview of what retractions can tell us about setting the research record straight. In his post he highlights some recent high profile cases of retraction, explaining why retraction rates appear to be increasing. Read more
Posted in Featured, SpotOn NYC (SoNYC) | Tagged #SoNYC, retractions
By nature.com Communities Team on 02 Mar 2012
Stem cells put women on fertile ground … Read more
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By Laura Wheeler on 02 Mar 2012
This week’s issue of Nature includes a special Outlook supplement, Lenses on Biology. The 5 lenses are essays adapted from chapters in a new, interactive undergraduate textbook, Principles of Biology, published by Nature Education. The essays focus on what we know about cancer, stem cells, synthetic biology, ocean health and climate change. Read more
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By Laura Wheeler on 02 Mar 2012
This week’s issue of Nature includes a special Outlook supplement, Lenses on Biology. The 5 lenses are essays adapted from chapters in a new, interactive undergraduate textbook, Principles of Biology, published by Nature Education. The essays focus on what we know about cancer, stem cells, synthetic biology, ocean health and climate change. Read more
Posted in Science communication and outreach |
