By Rachel Scheer on 04 Dec 2015
BioPharma Dealmakers brings together life sciences companies and individuals looking to identify and attract partners and dealmaking opportunities. With a quarterly magazine that is distributed in Nature Biotechnology and Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, BioPharma Dealmakers provides insights into dealmaking trends and profiles from companies looking to partner – showcasing their pipeline products, technologies, therapeutic focus and partnering strategies. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 11 Jun 2015
Format: Panel of speakers, questions from the audience, with complimentary beer, wine and refreshments. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 01 May 2015
Guest blog by Liesbeth Venema … Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 27 Mar 2015
There is a post on the Scholarly Kitchen blog this week that asks: “how can we improve the article review and submission process?” For all of us involved in scientific and scholarly publishing, it has long been accepted that peer review is necessary and beneficial in ensuring the quality of scientific communication. But it is also seen by many as an imperfect system: less efficient than it should be and sometimes frustratingly slow. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 10 Nov 2014
Cancer is a disease that inspires dread in many people. Most of us have had some experience of it or, at the very least, have read one of the myriad articles in the press about the latest cause or cure. George Johnson’s The Cancer Chronicles cuts through all of the noise and confusion, and presents a fascinating, often frightening, but ultimately empowering, account of the history of cancer and the human quest to understand it. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 07 Nov 2014
There are works of non-fiction that focus solely on the subject matter and then there are works of non-fiction that are just as much about the author’s views as about the topic at hand. Seven Elements that have Changed the World falls squarely in the latter category. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 03 Nov 2014
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published nearly 100 years ago, explains the relationship between gravity, space and time. The theory provides “the key to understanding the history of the universe, origin of time, and the evolution of all the stars and galaxies in the cosmos,” according to Pedro G. Ferreira. His book, The Perfect Theory, tells the tale of how the theory was questioned, tested, modified and supported by a range of scientists. It is a book with gravity that pulls you in, describing what the theory has taught us so far, and what we may learn from it in the future. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 31 Oct 2014
Michael’s Musings- Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler … Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 18 Sep 2014
When the 2008 Bond film came out with the title Quantum of Solace, science fans may have been hoping for a plot that hinged on quantum physics. Bond didn’t deliver, but there are some pretty great quantum-inspired movies out there. And soon there’ll be a few more. Read more
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By Rachel Scheer on 08 Jan 2014
Scientific American (part of Nature Publishing Group) has today announced the appointment of Blogs Editor Curtis Brainard. Read more
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